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

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