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

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


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