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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding exception for testing laboratories Application Checklist requiring refrigeration Local Authorization Attachment Cannabinoids Testing Track and Trace license review process Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Local Authorization temporary license adult-use commercial cannabis activity Temporary License Application tobacco products shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit Foreign Material Testing 2024 revisions exit packaging Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch local jurisdiction persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business concentrate 2024 laws Retailer (nonstorefront) Temporary License Application Information tamper-evident Category I Residual Pesticides Testing waste management laws designated structure convicted of a substantially related crime track and trace system the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) remove THC/CBD potentially-hazardous foods A-license Business Information 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