Since 2001*
Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding California Department of Public Health Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Business Organizational licensing scheme Temporary event up to 4 days informational panel distributors Heavy Metals Testing Owner regulatory framework designated structure hang tag or a peel-back label licensing cannabis retailers managing member licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises mandated warning statements remove THC/CBD some nutritional facts manufacturing practices Criminal History tobacco products three state cannabis-licensing authorities written procedures for inventory control 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) transportation of cannabis goods Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package 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Last updated on March 16, 2024
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