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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


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limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package diagram of the business’s layout regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California Application Checklist Local Jurisdictions commercial kitchens inventory no added caffeine California Public Records Act good manufacturing practices security track and trace system Food-grade Butter/Oil distributors edible products medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing member manager conducting quality assurance review inhalable cannabis small product packaging Seller’s permit number ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS local jurisdiction authorization Heavy Metals Testing public Licensee Lookup Tool CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Vehicle Requirements 2024 fines 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market ingredient list Proposition 65 Edibles– Products Individual Owner Cannabinoids Testing hang tag or a peel-back label state cannabis licensing operating procedures Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act child-resistant outer package emergency regulations public health and safety 600-foot radius of a school transportation and security pre-made or purchased Licensees surety bond secondary package California Department of Public Health (CDPH) identity of the product 2024 recent news 2024 important information Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) A-license waste disposal regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis vape cartridges definition of owner loan provided to a commercial cannabis business mandated warning statements Labor peace agreement transporting cannabis goods CDTFA seller’s permit health claims Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) Category I Residual Pesticides Testing separate applications 2024 updates Distributor transport cannabis cartoons Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles sugar Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 commercial cannabis manufacturing activity licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises extraction retailers stickers Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) alcoholic beverages waste management laws Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates The California Department of Public Health's testing lab microbusinesses activity for a period of 120 days cannabis industries THC levels Carbon Dioxide (CO2) highly-concentrated oils or waxes Mycotoxins Testing Bond in the amount of $5,000 cannabis plants Butane/Hexane/Propane Extractions using CO2 scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises procedures for inventory control Track and Trace written procedures for inventory control managing member basic nutritional information finished product licensing cannabis microbusinesses shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit labels not be attractive Licensee Lookup Tool Manufacturing (non-volatile) licensed physical location (premises) contaminants Category II Residual 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of cannabis goods 2024 laws Mechanical aggregate interest of 20% or more an officer or director of a cannabis business A-license and an M-license property for the commercial cannabis activity opaque exit package packaging and labeling requirements Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control entry into the legal, regulated market supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale Operating Procedures 600 foot radius of a school A-licensees loop system Cultivation less than 10,000 capsules hydrocarbon-based solvents Temporary License Application 2024 new laws onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods meat and seafood, and other products tamper-evident concentrate Completed Temporary License Application Form some nutritional facts Local Authorization Industrial Hemp Advisory Board CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL allergen information at least 20% ownership interest volatile solvent Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) sanitary workplaces 100 mg of THC per package licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Owner 120 days The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Retailer (Type 10) licensed cannabis cultivators motor carrier permit 2024 compliance California Department of Public Health access to the area(s) Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 Cannabis Manufacturing paper inserted into the packaging Transition Period Premises Information product as a candy prohibited shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company Microbusiness licensed cannabis manufacturers disposal licensed premises highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin 2024 problems cultivation topicals amount of sodium 2024 revisions amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package disclosure of all criminal convictions manufacture cannabis products Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) local jurisdiction amount of THC content manufacturing Foreign Material Testing must enter certain events manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) equity interest in a commercial cannabis business commercial cannabis manufacturers medicinal and adult-use or both markets 2024 resolutions Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises 2024 issues manufacturing cannabis products local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations Identifying information BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) commercial cannabis manufacturing in California commercial cannabis manufacturing secured area medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity required limits periods of 90 days extensions CO2 and ethanol extractions product guidelines manufacturing activities evidence of rehabilitation 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(MCLS) Retailer (nonstorefront) Type S share facility space unique ID/batch number re-sealable health impacts of cannabis Fingerprints period of 120 days at least 99% purity Bond and Insurance Information testing of cannabis goods Criminal History Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch local jurisdiction’s requirements Distributor Transport Only sampling standards Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division Premises diagram compliance with regulations operating premises commercial cannabis activity medicinal and adult-use markets three cannabis licensing authorities cannabis sales and/or consumption Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 2024 proposed changes The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) licensed cannabis distributors cannabis waste manned motor vehicle no infusion of alcohol adult-use commercial cannabis activity licensing cannabis distributors cannabis adult-use products certified by a California-licensed engineer 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In addition, Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) products similar to traditional food products prohibited Pre-roll Unique identifier Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Nonvolatile solvent Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Harvest Batch CBD Qualified individual Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Serving Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints infused pre-rolls Finished product track and trace system Adult-use Market Hazard Informational panel Quality list of cannabis manufacturers Pest Batch Applicant Edible cannabis product Volatile solvent Manufacturer licensee Component Department Cultivation Cultivation site Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Nursery Bureau Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Package Cannabis product Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Validation Processing aid Indoor cultivation Extraction Type 11 (Distributor) UID Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Raw material 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) Holding Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Specialty Outdoor Dried flower Quarantine Outdoor cultivation Primary panel DPH-17-010E Immature plant Type N – for infusions Contact surface Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Monitor Type 12 (Microbusiness) Watts per square foot Mature plant THC Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) cannabis concentrates infused butters and oils as concentrates Product Identity Premises Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Small Outdoor Quality control personnel Process Track and trace system Adulterated Allergen cross-contact package flower or pre-rolls Ingredient Manufacture Topical cannabis product M-license Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Lot Specialty Indoor Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 10 (Retailer) Preventive controls Kief Processor Environmental pathogen Microorganisms Nonmanufactured cannabis product Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Personnel Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Type P – for packaging and labeling only alternate use of a manufacturing premises Medium Indoor Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents CBD from industrial hemp Verification Sanitize Commercial cannabis activity Infusion Mixed-light Tier 1 Pathogen Processing Mixed-light Tier 2 Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Small Indoor Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Universal symbol Specialty Cottage Outdoor Proposition 65 warning statement Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Adequate Mixed-light cultivation Request for Live Scan Theoretical yield Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Labeling Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Specialty Cottage Indoor MCSB 90-day extension periods Flowering Licensee Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Canopy Wet weight Net weight Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Quality control operation adulteration Medium Outdoor Limited-access area Allergen In-process material Track-and-trace systems Actual yield Distribution and more.


Last updated on October 5, 2024



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