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This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding public Licensee Lookup Tool packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls storage of cannabis goods distributors adult-use commercial cannabis activity Microbusiness 2025 issues required limits supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products final form Proposition 65 Heavy Metals Testing concentrate extracts cannabis cartoons cultivation state cannabis licensing manufacturing cannabis products transport cannabis goods to retailer ownership premises is not within a Government Category I Residual Pesticides Testing ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Distributor transport track and trace system manufacturing microbusinesses Cultivation less than 10,000 conditional license commercial cannabis products sampling standards compliance with regulations 600 foot radius of a school MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH Premises Diagram cannabis waste cannabis plants Fingerprints Premises Information Premises diagram some nutritional facts licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories THC levels Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) managing member activity for a period of 120 days 2025 important information Industrial Hemp Advisory Board manufacturing practices Carbon Dioxide (CO2) retailers security aggregate interest of 20% or more manufacturer's name allergen information limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package remove THC/CBD capsules laboratory quality assurance health impacts of cannabis infusion Bond and Insurance Information written procedures for inventory control cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) California Public Records Act Local Jurisdictions small product packaging Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control M-licensees licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers Business Organizational diagram of the business’s layout Temporary License Application local jurisdiction consumption of alcohol or tobacco three cannabis licensing authorities Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 primary panel requirements tinctures Track and Trace no added caffeine periods of 90 days extensions quality control cannabis training 2025 resolutions labels not be attractive limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Temporary License Application Information structure and formation documents temporary license topicals three state cannabis-licensing authorities workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control packaging and labeling Operating Procedures testing laboratories Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Manufacturing (non-volatile) immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit equity interest in a commercial cannabis business annual license application Arranging for laboratory testing Transport vehicles alarm system Extractions using CO2 destruction of cannabis goods inventory The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations transportation of cannabis goods Financial Interest recordkeeping extraction volatile solvent packaging local jurisdiction’s requirements licensing scheme Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) licensed premises pre-made or purchased Ethanol highly-concentrated oils or waxes commercial kitchens vape cartridges Local Authorization Attachment Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing CDPH-9041 cannabis sales and/or consumption 2025 revisions nonlaboratory quality control chain of custody Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) basic nutritional information commercial cannabis manufacturers transportation hydrocarbon-based solvents 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market loop system conducting quality assurance review product as a candy prohibited licensed physical location (premises) A-license and an M-license child-resistant outer package Bond in the amount of $5,000 Licensee Lookup Tool sugar evidence of rehabilitation medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing licensing cannabis microbusinesses Mechanical secondary packaging edibles packaging opaque The California Department of Public Health's highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin Application Checklist Percentage of ownership unique ID/batch number procedures for inventory control commercial cannabis manufacturing activity scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) exit packaging Proposed Section 40133 at least 20% ownership interest definition of owner 2025 fines manned motor vehicle transportation and security member manager cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale Individual Owner identity of the product Local Issuing Authority sanitary and hazard-free environment CDPH-issued universal symbol Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division California Department of Public Health Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Retailer (Type 10) testing lab Labor peace agreement Physical address packaging and labeling requirements inhalable cannabis operating premises labeling manufacture cannabis products sanitary workplaces potentially-hazardous foods no infusion of nicotine regulatory framework informational panel Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis exception for testing laboratories contaminants Edibles– Products local jurisdiction authorization Local Authorization secured area list of artificial food colorings property for the commercial cannabis activity shared-use manufacturing facilities carbohydrates and fat per serving A-licensees Foreign Material Testing public health and safety Moisture Content Testing Owner Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) 2025 problems edible products manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) 2025 regulations ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation inventory and quality control secondary package delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 hang tag or a peel-back label sales of cannabis goods CO2 and ethanol extractions Water/Food-grade Dry Ice evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises payable to the state of California Cannabinoids Testing Financial information Vehicle Requirements 2025 new laws Transition Period Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates cannabis market Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) Live Scans for each owner Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Mycotoxins Testing licensed cannabis distributors comply with all packaging and labeling requirements period of 120 days CDTFA seller’s permit persons 21 years of age or older certified by a California-licensed engineer purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands entry into the legal, regulated market access to the area(s) 120 days testing of cannabis goods amount of sodium Butane/Hexane/Propane manufacturers who package for other producers motor carrier permit medicinal commercial cannabis activity designated structure Licensee Information child-resistant packaging 600-foot radius of a school mandated warning statements Distributor Transport Only premises diagram cannabis cultivation licensing commercial cannabis manufacturing at least 99% purity separate applications Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch Seller’s permit number Form # CDPH-9041 paper inserted into the packaging supply chain Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods A-license Type S share facility space amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package meat and seafood, and other products M-license the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) Criminal History opaque exit package Completed Temporary License Application Form Cannabis Manufacturing cannabis adult-use products persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) an officer or director of a cannabis business licensed cannabis cultivators disposal California Department of Public Health (CDPH) waste disposal Business Information surety bond commercial cannabis manufacturing in California regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California protocol Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) financial interest holder Personnel Requirements must enter certain events requiring refrigeration online licensing system amount of THC content investment into a commercial cannabis business health claims emergency regulations 2025 updates A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity disposal and destruction methods valid waiver transporting cannabis goods licensing cannabis distributors waste management laws contaminant free Identifying information stickers manufacturing activities alcoholic beverages medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together Terpenoids Testing ingredient list MCSB 2025 laws LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing supplemental label licensed cannabis manufacturers operating procedures shipping manifest convicted of a substantially related crime Food-grade Butter/Oil tobacco products MCSB’s temporary license application cannabis event organizer license product guidelines minimum standards for extraction processes compliance with local jurisdiction medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity re-sealable disclosure of all criminal convictions dried flower medicinal and adult-use markets Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) product formulation onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Retailer (nonstorefront) good manufacturing practices government warning statement label Temporary Cannabis Event 2025 recent news 2025 proposed changes licensing cannabis retailers commercial cannabis activity onsite consumption of cannabis goods testing methods finished product Licensees security and cannabis waste disposal 100 mg of THC per package Temporary event up to 4 days Category II Residual Pesticides Testing cannabis industries 2025 compliance no infusion of alcohol tamper-evident medicinal and adult-use or both markets license review process and more.

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


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