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

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


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