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

California Universal Symbol for Cannabis
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This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding member manager vape cartridges Carbon Dioxide (CO2) contaminants 2024 proposed changes licensed cannabis distributors allergen information transporting cannabis goods disposal amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package 600 foot radius of a school procedures for inventory control highly-concentrated oils or waxes re-sealable topicals 600-foot radius of a school Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) commercial cannabis products Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act laboratory quality assurance shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity THC levels Local Authorization Premises Information tobacco products an officer or director of a cannabis business mandated warning statements Mycotoxins Testing annual license application pre-made or purchased public health and safety licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers 2024 revisions Financial Interest local jurisdiction’s requirements Industrial Hemp Advisory Board The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) operating premises supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products packaging California Public Records Act Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch product guidelines manufacturers who package for other producers Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations Track and Trace cannabis plants Owner designated structure commercial cannabis manufacturing in California Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) remove THC/CBD 2024 issues medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity disposal and destruction methods A-licensees delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods medicinal commercial cannabis activity meat and seafood, and other products manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) Local Jurisdictions Premises Diagram manufacture cannabis products surety bond Type S share facility space exception for testing laboratories must enter certain events Identifying information 2024 compliance storage of cannabis goods transportation of cannabis goods Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing infusion cannabis sales and/or consumption microbusinesses California Department of Public Health packaging and labeling Individual Owner licensing scheme Ethanol Financial information Completed Temporary License Application Form highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin CO2 and ethanol extractions minimum standards for extraction processes product as a candy prohibited CDPH-9041 requiring refrigeration local jurisdiction authorization commercial cannabis manufacturing comply with all packaging and labeling requirements basic nutritional information commercial cannabis manufacturers regulatory framework licensed premises extracts cannabis event organizer license licensing cannabis microbusinesses Retailer (Type 10) 2024 laws licensed cannabis manufacturers Vehicle Requirements no infusion of nicotine Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles diagram of the business’s layout cannabis market ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Licensee Information Distributor Transport Only Retailer (nonstorefront) Temporary Cannabis Event tinctures licensed cannabis cultivators Edibles– Products opaque exit package cultivation MCSB’s temporary license application workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business product formulation cannabis industries amount of THC content testing of cannabis goods Percentage of ownership state cannabis licensing evidence of rehabilitation edibles packaging opaque CDPH-issued universal symbol list of artificial food colorings periods of 90 days extensions Cannabis Manufacturing managing member Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) dried flower at least 99% purity transportation onsite consumption of cannabis goods medicinal and adult-use markets exit packaging 2024 regulations extraction temporary license compliance with regulations tamper-evident capsules medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing Licensee Lookup Tool Business Organizational licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories inhalable cannabis Business Information amount of sodium Proposed Section 40133 security and cannabis waste disposal persons 21 years of age or older manufacturing practices security Heavy Metals Testing Moisture Content Testing quality control valid waiver commercial cannabis manufacturing activity Food-grade Butter/Oil at least 20% ownership interest Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch track and trace system three cannabis licensing authorities Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) cannabis cartoons finished product supplemental label distributors 2024 recent news Foreign Material Testing Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) Labor peace agreement The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) commercial cannabis activity health impacts of cannabis local jurisdiction onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods Transport vehicles alarm system some nutritional facts sales of cannabis goods Bond and Insurance Information Premises diagram labeling Application Checklist licensed physical location (premises) licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) no added caffeine Criminal History Category I Residual Pesticides Testing limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving commercial kitchens 2024 resolutions Bond in the amount of $5,000 aggregate interest of 20% or more Microbusiness secondary package testing lab Distributor transport A-license manufacturing cannabis products Seller’s permit number medicinal and adult-use or both markets Operating Procedures The California Department of Public Health's 2024 important information final form separate applications required limits health claims online licensing system licensing cannabis retailers emergency regulations Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing cannabis waste testing laboratories equity interest in a commercial cannabis business child-resistant outer package Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Temporary event up to 4 days operating procedures manufacturing ingredient list concentrate 2024 new laws compliance with local jurisdiction Cultivation less than 10,000 Local Authorization Attachment destruction of cannabis goods labels not be attractive A-license and an M-license no infusion of alcohol contaminant free investment into a commercial cannabis business regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California small product packaging conducting quality assurance review Proposition 65 identity of the product supply chain MCSB secured area volatile solvent California Department of Public Health (CDPH) cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) entry into the legal, regulated market definition of owner purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands disclosure of all criminal convictions adult-use commercial cannabis activity Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 financial interest holder recordkeeping inventory loop system packaging and labeling requirements testing methods good manufacturing practices CDTFA seller’s permit 120 days M-license unique ID/batch number access to the area(s) license review process consumption of alcohol or tobacco evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control period of 120 days manufacturing activities Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 three state cannabis-licensing authorities premises diagram Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis Category II Residual Pesticides Testing M-licensees sampling standards child-resistant packaging convicted of a substantially related crime protocol cannabis training Butane/Hexane/Propane alcoholic beverages 2024 problems sanitary and hazard-free environment property for the commercial cannabis activity LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS government warning statement label nonlaboratory quality control structure and formation documents informational panel Transition Period manned motor vehicle Mechanical inventory and quality control CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market conditional license Cannabinoids Testing shipping manifest packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls potentially-hazardous foods shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company Manufacturing (non-volatile) carbohydrates and fat per serving cannabis cultivation licensing Arranging for laboratory testing loan provided to a commercial cannabis business waste disposal Temporary License Application medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together 100 mg of THC per package Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 Fingerprints shared-use manufacturing facilities Form # CDPH-9041 2024 updates sugar primary panel requirements licensing cannabis distributors Temporary License Application Information Terpenoids Testing MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH waste management laws secondary packaging sanitary workplaces stickers immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery payable to the state of California Local Issuing Authority transport cannabis goods to retailer manufacturer's name Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods transportation and security cannabis adult-use products chain of custody Extractions using CO2 certified by a California-licensed engineer Licensees Live Scans for each owner BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL hydrocarbon-based solvents 2024 fines Personnel Requirements Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL edible products Physical address written procedures for inventory control ownership premises is not within a Government motor carrier permit Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division hang tag or a peel-back label public Licensee Lookup Tool Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) activity for a period of 120 days retailers ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale paper inserted into the packaging and more.

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


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