Eco Certified - Green Trusted
California Cannabis Licensing

Researching Cannabis Requirements Marijuana Consulting


Since 2001*

Home | About | News | Cannabis Business License Compliance | Resources | Contact
California Cannabis Business License Consultants

Cannabis Licensing in California



recent california business licensing news and updates This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding required limits onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) hang tag or a peel-back label transportation and security product formulation infusion period of 120 days Category II Residual Pesticides Testing Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) manufacturing practices activity for a period of 120 days Moisture Content Testing CDPH-issued universal symbol definition of owner Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) packaging cannabis sales and/or consumption access to the area(s) cannabis event organizer license licensing cannabis microbusinesses M-licensees THC levels LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Butane/Hexane/Propane child-resistant packaging online licensing system medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL cultivation loop system an officer or director of a cannabis business local jurisdiction authorization 2024 updates BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL annual license application equity interest in a commercial cannabis business Extractions using CO2 delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) identity of the product emergency regulations three cannabis licensing authorities three state cannabis-licensing authorities limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package CDPH-9041 unique ID/batch number storage of cannabis goods inventory and quality control Water/Food-grade Dry Ice health claims ownership premises is not within a Government supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation re-sealable Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles medicinal and adult-use markets commercial cannabis manufacturing in California licensing cannabis retailers manufacturer's name CDTFA seller’s permit quality control final form licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises Premises Diagram extraction Temporary License Application Information scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises edibles packaging opaque vape cartridges Premises Information basic nutritional information manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) Track and Trace meat and seafood, and other products Fingerprints persons 21 years of age or older A-license and an M-license local jurisdiction’s requirements Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods stickers nonlaboratory quality control Business Organizational licensed physical location (premises) manned motor vehicle 2024 regulations list of artificial food colorings sanitary and hazard-free environment Individual Owner transport cannabis goods to retailer commercial kitchens 2024 new laws destruction of cannabis goods Form # CDPH-9041 Transport vehicles alarm system track and trace system edible products Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing licensing cannabis distributors MCSB California Public Records Act Financial information regulatory framework public Licensee Lookup Tool medicinal commercial cannabis activity testing laboratories Vehicle Requirements exception for testing laboratories minimum standards for extraction processes hydrocarbon-based solvents Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Local Authorization Attachment security evidence of rehabilitation sugar Premises diagram California Department of Public Health limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving state cannabis licensing Edibles– Products Live Scans for each owner testing methods cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) Seller’s permit number The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) cannabis training disposal and destruction methods Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) no infusion of nicotine immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery 2024 resolutions government warning statement label Local Issuing Authority packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls contaminants Mechanical must enter certain events medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing product guidelines Retailer (Type 10) commercial cannabis activity recordkeeping Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing requiring refrigeration Foreign Material Testing packaging and labeling remove THC/CBD Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 consumption of alcohol or tobacco A-licensees Cannabinoids Testing extracts capsules Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Licensees cannabis waste sampling standards highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin licensed cannabis distributors exit packaging cannabis cultivation licensing member manager at least 20% ownership interest transportation of cannabis goods conditional license operating procedures mandated warning statements 2024 issues regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California Distributor transport contaminant free security and cannabis waste disposal labels not be attractive temporary license Mycotoxins Testing health impacts of cannabis valid waiver dried flower Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) shipping manifest periods of 90 days extensions microbusinesses amount of sodium CO2 and ethanol extractions waste management laws evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises volatile solvent 2024 laws Arranging for laboratory testing Type S share facility space commercial cannabis manufacturers licensed cannabis cultivators Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) medicinal and adult-use or both markets Distributor Transport Only Operating Procedures Licensee Lookup Tool shared-use manufacturing facilities secondary packaging Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 Completed Temporary License Application Form Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates commercial cannabis products 100 mg of THC per package structure and formation documents cannabis cartoons compliance with regulations Owner property for the commercial cannabis activity retailers licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories sanitary workplaces written procedures for inventory control Licensee Information manufacturing activities separate applications Personnel Requirements regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division 2024 important information no added caffeine Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch Local Authorization convicted of a substantially related crime child-resistant outer package laboratory quality assurance CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Application Checklist secondary package potentially-hazardous foods M-license distributors Bond and Insurance Information manufacturing 600 foot radius of a school opaque exit package licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit transportation 120 days cannabis market supplemental label 600-foot radius of a school primary panel requirements Temporary Cannabis Event comply with all packaging and labeling requirements cannabis plants certified by a California-licensed engineer Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control at least 99% purity commercial cannabis manufacturing A-license commercial cannabis manufacturing activity testing lab good manufacturing practices surety bond motor carrier permit amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package onsite consumption of cannabis goods local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations Manufacturing (non-volatile) disposal 2024 proposed changes cannabis adult-use products loan provided to a commercial cannabis business premises diagram Heavy Metals Testing highly-concentrated oils or waxes pre-made or purchased manufacture cannabis products Cannabis Manufacturing cannabis industries Temporary License Application designated structure Financial Interest licensed cannabis manufacturers Identifying information Proposition 65 MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH ingredient list packaging and labeling requirements inhalable cannabis adult-use commercial cannabis activity Terpenoids Testing Business Information procedures for inventory control amount of THC content Labor peace agreement Microbusiness small product packaging Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch topicals tamper-evident manufacturers who package for other producers Retailer (nonstorefront) The California Department of Public Health's Bond in the amount of $5,000 informational panel product as a candy prohibited transporting cannabis goods 2024 recent news public health and safety Category I Residual Pesticides Testing licensed premises payable to the state of California ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS license review process concentrate inventory secured area tobacco products Industrial Hemp Advisory Board some nutritional facts licensing scheme conducting quality assurance review Physical address finished product waste disposal financial interest holder tinctures operating premises entry into the legal, regulated market supply chain local jurisdiction compliance with local jurisdiction MCSB’s temporary license application shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company diagram of the business’s layout protocol disclosure of all criminal convictions medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity sales of cannabis goods Percentage of ownership Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 testing of cannabis goods cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale Local Jurisdictions Cultivation less than 10,000 carbohydrates and fat per serving managing member 2024 problems investment into a commercial cannabis business allergen information Proposed Section 40133 paper inserted into the packaging Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) 2024 revisions no infusion of alcohol aggregate interest of 20% or more Food-grade Butter/Oil 2024 compliance Temporary event up to 4 days 2024 fines Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control labeling Criminal History chain of custody 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market alcoholic beverages manufacturing cannabis products Ethanol A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Transition Period and more.

In addition, Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) CBD Adult-use Market Pre-roll Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock infused pre-rolls Small Indoor list of cannabis manufacturers Specialty Cottage Indoor Nursery Bureau Qualified individual Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Proposition 65 warning statement Quarantine Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Small Outdoor Limited-access area Type 12 (Microbusiness) Outdoor cultivation Process Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Processing infused butters and oils as concentrates Mixed-light Tier 1 cannabis concentrates Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Cultivation site Track and trace system Primary panel adulteration DPH-17-010E Lot Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Preventive controls Personnel Actual yield Specialty Outdoor Medium Outdoor Nonvolatile solvent Licensee Premises In-process material Wet weight Type N – for infusions Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Track-and-trace systems Processor Allergen Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Universal symbol Nonmanufactured cannabis product Specialty Indoor Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Sanitize Validation Product Identity M-license Flowering Informational panel Commercial cannabis activity Department products similar to traditional food products prohibited Manufacturer licensee Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Topical cannabis product Harvest Batch Immature plant alternate use of a manufacturing premises Watts per square foot Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Dried flower Adequate CBD from industrial hemp Adulterated Environmental pathogen Theoretical yield track and trace system Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Canopy UID Type 10 (Retailer) Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Quality control operation Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Type 11 (Distributor) Allergen cross-contact Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Package Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Net weight Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Mixed-light Tier 2 Holding Pathogen Distribution gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Request for Live Scan Labeling MCSB 90-day extension periods Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Cultivation Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Verification package flower or pre-rolls Monitor Specialty Cottage Outdoor Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 THC Finished product Quality control personnel Extraction Volatile solvent Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) 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) Contact surface Mixed-light cultivation Medium Indoor Unique identifier Manufacture Kief Batch Pest Infusion Processing aid Quality Microorganisms Serving Applicant Raw material cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Component Ingredient Mature plant Type P – for packaging and labeling only Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Hazard Cannabis product Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Edible cannabis product Indoor cultivation THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package and more.

Check back here for updates.


Last updated on March 25, 2024



*Note: Year domain name registered
All Rights Reserved