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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding motor carrier permit good manufacturing practices Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls quality control Criminal History conditional license Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 licensed cannabis distributors protocol licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers cannabis market limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving medicinal commercial cannabis activity manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) manufacturing cannabis products no added caffeine Bond and Insurance Information cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) Manufacturing (non-volatile) highly-concentrated oils or waxes BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL dried flower required limits testing lab cannabis adult-use products local jurisdiction’s requirements primary panel requirements Vehicle Requirements cannabis cartoons cultivation 100 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