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



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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 2023 new laws Vehicle Requirements Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package commercial cannabis manufacturing labeling Heavy Metals Testing commercial cannabis activity supply chain licensing cannabis microbusinesses Cultivation less than 10,000 state cannabis licensing Operating Procedures conducting quality assurance review consumption of alcohol or tobacco exception for testing laboratories Financial Interest ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS commercial cannabis manufacturing in California Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Cannabis Manufacturing distributors activity for a period of 120 days periods of 90 days extensions edible products opaque exit package hang tag or a peel-back label medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing list of artificial food colorings infusion Premises Information Office of Environmental Health Hazard 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