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recent california business licensing news and updates This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding financial interest holder Retailer (nonstorefront) separate applications sales of cannabis goods annual license application license review process 2024 revisions 100 mg of THC per package manufacturing practices sanitary workplaces must enter certain events compliance with regulations Track and Trace manufacturing cannabis products convicted of a substantially related crime workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control Bond in the amount of $5,000 at least 99% purity track and trace system supplemental label vape cartridges Financial information periods of 90 days extensions quality control Temporary License Application Information nonlaboratory quality control Premises Diagram commercial kitchens Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control requiring refrigeration informational panel three cannabis licensing authorities three state cannabis-licensing authorities Percentage of ownership commercial cannabis manufacturers product as a candy prohibited transporting cannabis goods commercial cannabis products THC levels regulatory framework conducting quality assurance review identity of the product written procedures for inventory control commercial cannabis manufacturing in California at least 20% ownership interest hang tag or a peel-back label Financial Interest product guidelines sampling standards Proposition 65 operating procedures valid waiver Food-grade Butter/Oil dried flower ingredient list child-resistant outer package regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California cannabis plants Temporary event up to 4 days inhalable cannabis Premises diagram 2024 new laws meat and seafood, and other products Business Information paper inserted into the packaging shared-use manufacturing facilities A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity testing of cannabis goods consumption of 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activity for a period of 120 days 600 foot radius of a school CDPH-issued universal symbol contaminant free online licensing system manned motor vehicle loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Arranging for laboratory testing conditional license Moisture Content Testing persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Cultivation less than 10,000 Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation finished product diagram of the business’s layout topicals The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Foreign Material Testing immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery surety bond period of 120 days recordkeeping mandated warning statements LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS payable to the state of California ownership premises is not within a Government Ethanol testing methods shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) good manufacturing practices Physical address Cannabinoids Testing scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises labeling transportation licensed physical location (premises) medicinal and adult-use or both markets testing lab managing member The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) motor carrier permit Temporary Cannabis Event purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands pre-made or purchased manufacturer's name licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises cannabis cartoons property for the commercial cannabis activity microbusinesses 2024 issues cannabis training Retailer (Type 10) A-license and an M-license 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market inventory Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing health impacts of cannabis regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis Mechanical cannabis market distributors Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Distributor transport protocol evidence of rehabilitation security labels not be attractive Microbusiness Completed Temporary License Application Form basic nutritional information Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity CDPH-9041 licensing scheme manufacture cannabis products Distributor Transport Only potentially-hazardous foods infusion licensed cannabis manufacturers Temporary License Application medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together California Department of Public Health no infusion of alcohol Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods allergen information Manufacturing (non-volatile) highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods California Department of Public Health (CDPH) hydrocarbon-based solvents Application Checklist limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package Water/Food-grade Dry Ice waste management laws extracts Heavy Metals Testing minimum standards for extraction processes Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division 2024 laws BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL alcoholic beverages medicinal commercial cannabis activity small product packaging Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) sanitary and hazard-free environment CDTFA seller’s permit M-licensees destruction of cannabis goods amount of THC content the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) cultivation The California Department of Public Health's carbohydrates and fat per serving product formulation designated structure procedures for inventory control stickers Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) A-license loop system tinctures Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act access to the area(s) chain of custody cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) secured area licensed cannabis cultivators member manager retailers amount of sodium temporary license secondary package Transport vehicles alarm system no infusion of nicotine 2024 proposed changes packaging and labeling requirements contaminants packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Vehicle Requirements Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) 2024 problems persons 21 years of age or older MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods concentrate disclosure of all criminal convictions limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving an officer or director of a cannabis business commercial cannabis manufacturing Premises Information adult-use commercial cannabis activity Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 2024 resolutions premises diagram commercial cannabis activity secondary packaging Type S share facility space structure and formation documents investment into a commercial cannabis business Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates definition of owner Local Issuing Authority Labor peace agreement Local Jurisdictions Individual Owner 2024 compliance cannabis adult-use products Fingerprints health claims list of artificial food colorings 2024 important information laboratory quality assurance 120 days 600-foot radius of a school licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 Live Scans for each owner re-sealable Licensee Lookup Tool remove THC/CBD some nutritional facts operating premises packaging Industrial Hemp Advisory Board transportation and security A-licensees CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing extraction commercial cannabis manufacturing activity shipping manifest Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 tamper-evident Criminal History licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories child-resistant packaging certified by a California-licensed engineer MCSB local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) Category II Residual Pesticides Testing Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles Licensees MCSB’s temporary license application primary panel requirements manufacturing activities licensing cannabis microbusinesses onsite consumption of cannabis goods waste disposal compliance with local jurisdiction tobacco products Cannabis Manufacturing Local Authorization Attachment final form supply chain supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products state cannabis licensing manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) storage of cannabis goods capsules edibles packaging opaque volatile solvent required limits medicinal and adult-use markets local jurisdiction Extractions using CO2 licensing cannabis distributors no added caffeine M-license equity interest in a commercial cannabis business cannabis waste cannabis industries exit packaging CO2 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In addition, Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) list of cannabis manufacturers package flower or pre-rolls Premises Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Nursery Department Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Universal symbol Labeling Component Dried flower Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) infused butters and oils as concentrates Mixed-light cultivation DPH-17-010E Holding Quality Indoor cultivation Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Type 6 – for extraction using a mechanical method or non-volatile solvent (ex: CO2, ethanol, water, or food-grade dry ice, cooking oils or butter) Actual yield track and trace system Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Adequate Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Distribution Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Product Identity Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Mixed-light Tier 2 Validation Cultivation Theoretical yield Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Small Outdoor UID Proposition 65 warning statement Type N – for infusions Package CBD Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Adulterated Small Indoor Personnel Volatile solvent Nonvolatile solvent Sanitize Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Processing Specialty Cottage Outdoor Raw material Extraction Allergen cross-contact products similar to traditional food products prohibited Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Contact surface Manufacturer licensee Manufacture Edible cannabis product M-license Unique identifier Ingredient Process Cannabis product Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Specialty Outdoor Net weight alternate use of a manufacturing premises THC Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Cultivation site Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Qualified individual Finished product Type 12 (Microbusiness) Infusion Bureau Licensee cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Quality control operation Hazard Flowering Serving Canopy Watts per square foot Processing aid In-process material Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Adult-use Market MCSB 90-day extension periods Microorganisms Outdoor cultivation Kief Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Environmental pathogen Nonmanufactured cannabis product Monitor Specialty Cottage Indoor Batch Immature plant Topical cannabis product Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Medium Indoor Pest Pathogen gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Wet weight Medium Outdoor Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Request for Live Scan Specialty Indoor Mixed-light Tier 1 Mature plant Type 10 (Retailer) Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Allergen Type P – for packaging and labeling only CBD from industrial hemp Harvest Batch Type 11 (Distributor) Informational panel Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Processor Verification Primary panel Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Applicant Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Limited-access area Pre-roll Lot adulteration Preventive controls Quarantine Track-and-trace systems Commercial cannabis activity cannabis concentrates infused pre-rolls Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Track and trace system Quality control personnel and more.

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