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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 sanitary workplaces licensing cannabis microbusinesses Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) retailers local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations infusion inhalable cannabis regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California Type S share facility space packaging and labeling requirements Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing quality control Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division dried flower Labor peace agreement 2024 updates supply chain separate applications ingredient list Transport vehicles alarm system conditional license Track and Trace secured area hang tag or a peel-back label Financial information cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing cultivation testing of cannabis goods testing lab shipping manifest CDPH-issued universal symbol access to the area(s) chain of custody 2024 recent news period of 120 days Butane/Hexane/Propane exit packaging Industrial Hemp Advisory Board highly-concentrated oils or waxes MCSB’s temporary license application adult-use commercial cannabis activity equity interest in a commercial cannabis business loop system security written procedures for inventory control Local Authorization contaminant free amount of sodium structure and formation documents medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together property for the commercial cannabis activity evidence of rehabilitation sanitary and hazard-free environment comply with all packaging and labeling requirements hydrocarbon-based solvents online licensing system shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit Food-grade Butter/Oil at least 99% purity Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 cannabis market manufacturers who package for other producers secondary package highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin licensing 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of cannabis goods commercial cannabis manufacturing activity Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 2024 important information extracts Distributor transport diagram of the business’s layout sales of cannabis goods Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation designated structure secondary packaging local jurisdiction authorization evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises opaque exit package manufacture cannabis products Cultivation less than 10,000 license review process Business Information some nutritional facts emergency regulations licensed cannabis distributors Individual Owner contaminants Local Authorization Attachment Edibles– Products Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Licensee Lookup Tool identity of the product Arranging for laboratory testing edibles packaging opaque 2024 proposed changes requiring refrigeration commercial cannabis products temporary license stickers commercial cannabis manufacturers supplemental label Business 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products California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Distributor Transport Only manufacturing activities The California Department of Public Health's no added caffeine Licensees LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS periods of 90 days extensions limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Category II Residual Pesticides Testing product guidelines good manufacturing practices Percentage of ownership remove THC/CBD disclosure of all criminal convictions small product packaging supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Mechanical investment into a commercial cannabis business Temporary Cannabis Event A-license potentially-hazardous foods health claims The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) A-license and an M-license labeling informational panel Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing Personnel Requirements Premises Information licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories transportation of cannabis goods member manager Premises diagram finished product product as a candy prohibited licensed cannabis cultivators regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis local jurisdiction A-licensees Mycotoxins Testing licensing scheme packaging Cannabinoids Testing product formulation BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL must enter certain events ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS transporting cannabis goods three state cannabis-licensing authorities Proposed Section 40133 Transition Period Live Scans for each owner aggregate interest of 20% or more ownership premises is not within a Government operating premises topicals and more.

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


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