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

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


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