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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 120 days Edibles– Products M-license supply chain security and cannabis waste disposal THC levels Bond and Insurance Information good manufacturing practices scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises Licensee Lookup Tool exception for testing laboratories A-license Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) manned motor vehicle testing laboratories Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods California Department of Public Health product formulation diagram of the business’s layout alcoholic beverages CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods Temporary License Application Information testing of cannabis goods Financial information Personnel Requirements Local Authorization retailers at least 20% ownership interest ownership premises is not within a Government cultivation no infusion of nicotine microbusinesses Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing Heavy Metals Testing separate applications cannabis cultivation licensing Distributor transport procedures for inventory control 2024 laws payable to the state of California Ethanol disclosure of all criminal convictions manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) requiring refrigeration inhalable cannabis The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control Live Scans for each owner aggregate interest of 20% or more periods of 90 days extensions Mechanical sanitary and hazard-free environment Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 2024 important information cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin contaminants evidence of rehabilitation tobacco products Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products medicinal and adult-use or both markets manufacturing cannabis products CDTFA seller’s permit A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity testing methods three cannabis licensing authorities written procedures for inventory control Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division Owner 2024 revisions Cannabis Manufacturing Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) motor carrier permit equity interest in a commercial cannabis business access to the area(s) 2024 proposed changes manufacturer's name list of artificial food colorings transport cannabis goods to retailer Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Temporary License Application disposal and destruction methods Extractions using CO2 small product packaging MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH track and trace system amount of THC content Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) packaging and labeling medicinal and adult-use markets cannabis adult-use products onsite consumption of cannabis goods Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Proposition 65 Butane/Hexane/Propane Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Individual Owner Temporary Cannabis Event Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch Labor peace agreement certified by a California-licensed engineer evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises Retailer (nonstorefront) commercial cannabis manufacturers nonlaboratory quality control compliance with regulations chain of custody child-resistant outer package manufacturing practices identity of the product health claims inventory and quality control Premises diagram online licensing system operating premises convicted of a substantially related crime MCSB cannabis waste the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) security Arranging for laboratory testing Application Checklist temporary license 2024 fines licensed cannabis manufacturers vape cartridges sanitary workplaces Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 cannabis event organizer license testing lab 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Chemicals Testing Type S share facility space dried flower delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods must enter certain events licensing cannabis distributors loop system Percentage of ownership ingredient list hang tag or a peel-back label loan provided to a commercial cannabis business commercial cannabis manufacturing extracts Water/Food-grade Dry Ice local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations distributors Category II Residual Pesticides Testing meat and seafood, and other products CDPH-9041 2024 resolutions annual license application sugar Microbusiness Food-grade Butter/Oil labeling re-sealable government warning statement label M-licensees cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) capsules Terpenoids Testing shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company 2024 new laws medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity finished product commercial cannabis activity cannabis industries quality control Transport vehicles alarm system surety bond Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Physical address minimum standards for extraction processes extraction Distributor Transport Only Local Authorization Attachment transportation Mycotoxins Testing Retailer (Type 10) Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates exit packaging packaging 2024 compliance local jurisdiction tamper-evident Local Issuing Authority Vehicle Requirements amount of sodium 600-foot radius of a school 2024 problems shared-use manufacturing facilities shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit licensing cannabis microbusinesses transportation of cannabis goods topicals Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 public Licensee Lookup Tool emergency regulations informational panel Local Jurisdictions licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories cannabis plants limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market manufacture cannabis products secondary package product guidelines financial interest holder manufacturing activities Industrial Hemp Advisory Board Business Information paper inserted into the packaging Cultivation less than 10,000 Completed Temporary License Application Form medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together member manager edible products recordkeeping Seller’s permit number workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control three state cannabis-licensing authorities 2024 regulations period of 120 days commercial cannabis manufacturing in California basic nutritional information Fingerprints supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products local jurisdiction authorization Business Organizational cannabis sales and/or consumption transporting cannabis goods destruction of cannabis goods 2024 issues property for the commercial cannabis activity Premises Diagram regulatory framework mandated warning statements Cannabinoids Testing primary panel 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comply with all packaging and labeling requirements sampling standards activity for a period of 120 days Licensees commercial kitchens product as a candy prohibited The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) Bond in the amount of $5,000 no infusion of alcohol highly-concentrated oils or waxes state cannabis licensing packaging and labeling requirements licensed premises purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands inventory shipping manifest 600 foot radius of a school licensing scheme child-resistant packaging labels not be attractive ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles remove THC/CBD cannabis training final form storage of cannabis goods Category I Residual Pesticides Testing and more.

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


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