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recent california business licensing news and updates California Commercial Cannabis Licenses (Medicinal and Adult-use Recreational) include:



Resources:
Bureau of Cannabis Control
Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch
CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis


This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding Cultivation less than 10,000 testing laboratories Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing separate applications ownership premises is not within a Government manufacturing practices California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Premises Information highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin aggregate interest of 20% or more inventory and quality control MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH manufacturing shipping manifest evidence of rehabilitation manufacturer's name child-resistant packaging tamper-evident The California Department of Public Health's surety bond amount of sodium licensed physical location (premises) member manager mandated warning statements 100 mg of THC per package minimum standards for extraction processes manufacturing cannabis products Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch recordkeeping government warning statement label Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing Industrial Hemp Advisory Board Arranging for laboratory testing Transition Period identity of the product Application Checklist premises diagram concentrate CDTFA seller’s permit licensing cannabis retailers licensed cannabis manufacturers disclosure of all criminal convictions limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Form # CDPH-9041 secondary package 2025 issues cannabis training emergency regulations Temporary Cannabis Event investment into a commercial cannabis business Distributor transport three cannabis licensing authorities quality control no added caffeine cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale cannabis event organizer license 2025 proposed changes track and trace system cannabis adult-use products manufacturing activities Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Terpenoids Testing 2025 regulations Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) A-license Bond in the amount of $5,000 Seller’s permit number chain of custody Mechanical basic nutritional information labeling operating premises packaging and labeling requirements A-license and an M-license A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Microbusiness BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles property for the commercial cannabis activity 120 days Business Organizational inhalable cannabis primary panel requirements 2025 recent news Local Issuing Authority Live Scans for each owner waste management laws meat and seafood, and other products disposal and destruction methods medicinal commercial cannabis activity California Department of Public Health CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing licensed cannabis distributors retailers regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis product guidelines 2025 problems managing member operating procedures transport cannabis goods to retailer edible products extracts Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Labor peace agreement THC levels public health and safety procedures for inventory control Bond and Insurance Information CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL highly-concentrated oils or waxes finished product three state cannabis-licensing authorities Licensee Information persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control Local Authorization 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control microbusinesses cannabis plants vape cartridges exception for testing laboratories regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California consumption of alcohol or tobacco hang tag or a peel-back label Retailer (nonstorefront) cannabis industries requiring refrigeration commercial cannabis products Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 persons 21 years 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commercial cannabis manufacturing activity Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division health impacts of cannabis conducting quality assurance review pre-made or purchased equity interest in a commercial cannabis business supply chain at least 20% ownership interest storage of cannabis goods infusion purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands licensed cannabis cultivators licensed premises topicals shared-use manufacturing facilities delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation transportation Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) carbohydrates and fat per serving Business Information compliance with regulations cannabis waste contaminant free local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls access to the area(s) Physical address re-sealable licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories remove THC/CBD Owner scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) financial interest holder Cannabis Manufacturing child-resistant outer package Percentage of ownership labels not be attractive dried flower manufacturers who package for other producers motor carrier permit Criminal History amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package Licensee Lookup Tool Proposed Section 40133 Edibles– Products licensing cannabis distributors 2025 compliance sanitary workplaces security sampling standards loan provided to a commercial cannabis business designated structure Mycotoxins Testing cannabis cartoons period of 120 days Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products alcoholic beverages waste disposal 2025 fines Type S share facility space A-licensees the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) convicted of a substantially related crime final form payable to the state of California Temporary License Application Information potentially-hazardous foods licensing cannabis microbusinesses Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) medicinal and adult-use markets CO2 and ethanol extractions activity for a period of 120 days Local Authorization Attachment Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) diagram of the business’s layout commercial kitchens Cannabinoids Testing regulatory framework Track and Trace Temporary event up to 4 days packaging and labeling Identifying information commercial cannabis manufacturers tobacco products Transport vehicles alarm system shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit cannabis market Category I Residual Pesticides Testing laboratory quality assurance The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) MCSB health claims manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS secondary packaging Heavy Metals Testing protocol small product packaging cannabis sales and/or consumption edibles packaging 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In addition, M-license Primary panel Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 DPH-17-010E Cultivation Request for Live Scan Pest Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Processing aid Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Finished product Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Applicant Batch UID Pre-roll Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Manufacture Department Universal symbol Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Ingredient Type P – for packaging and labeling only Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Labeling Cultivation site Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Actual yield Limited-access area Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Hazard Processor Type N – for infusions Net weight Medium Indoor Lot Quarantine Small Indoor track and trace system Theoretical yield Immature plant Allergen Allergen cross-contact infused pre-rolls Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Extraction Contact surface products similar to traditional food products prohibited Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Quality list of cannabis manufacturers Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Watts per square foot Nonmanufactured cannabis product Personnel Flowering CBD Product Identity Component Premises Bureau Track-and-trace systems Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Serving Microorganisms Process Quality control personnel Wet weight Commercial cannabis activity Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Cannabis product Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Mixed-light cultivation Quality control operation Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Holding Outdoor cultivation Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Dried flower Distribution Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Topical cannabis product Small Outdoor Specialty Cottage Outdoor Preventive controls Nursery Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) package flower or pre-rolls Track and trace system Informational panel gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Type 12 (Microbusiness) Licensee Specialty Indoor Adult-use Market Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Harvest Batch Nonvolatile solvent Mixed-light Tier 2 Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Package Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Edible cannabis product Proposition 65 warning statement Volatile solvent THC Processing 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) Indoor cultivation Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Unique identifier THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Environmental pathogen Infusion Raw material MCSB 90-day extension periods Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Qualified individual Monitor Manufacturer licensee Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Verification Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Adequate Mixed-light Tier 1 Validation Mature plant Type 11 (Distributor) Medium Outdoor infused butters and oils as concentrates Specialty Cottage Indoor CBD from industrial hemp Type 10 (Retailer) Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Kief Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Canopy Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints alternate use of a manufacturing premises Pathogen In-process material Adulterated Sanitize Specialty Outdoor adulteration Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 cannabis concentrates Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) and more.


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