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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding commercial cannabis manufacturing hang tag or a peel-back label infusion local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations written procedures for inventory control commercial kitchens Licensee Lookup Tool Live Scans for each owner persons 21 years of age or older activity for a period of 120 days CO2 and ethanol extractions licensing scheme supplemental label transport cannabis goods to retailer Individual Owner operating premises Local Jurisdictions ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis Bond in the amount of $5,000 labeling exit packaging quality control local jurisdiction’s requirements child-resistant packaging Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together licensed cannabis distributors M-license health claims transportation of cannabis goods informational panel medicinal and 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