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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
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis


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

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


Last updated on May 12, 2024



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