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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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supplemental label licensed cannabis cultivators Premises diagram commercial cannabis activity certified by a California-licensed engineer medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing identity of the product annual license application opaque exit package M-licensees shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company temporary license online licensing system Temporary License Application three state cannabis-licensing authorities 2024 proposed changes structure and formation documents Premises Information valid waiver Local Jurisdictions the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) manufacture cannabis products Retailer (Type 10) health claims cannabis waste licensed physical location (premises) sanitary and hazard-free environment Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch operating procedures Distributor transport Food-grade Butter/Oil A-license and an M-license health impacts of cannabis convicted of a substantially related crime 2024 compliance licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises cannabis adult-use products carbohydrates and fat per serving premises diagram Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division exception for testing laboratories cannabis sales and/or consumption Seller’s permit number contaminants Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 topicals 2024 regulations volatile solvent Business Organizational Cannabinoids Testing Bond and Insurance Information cannabis training Licensee Lookup Tool medicinal and adult-use markets highly-concentrated oils or waxes onsite consumption of cannabis goods tinctures 600-foot radius of a school Distributor Transport Only allergen information track and trace system capsules manufacturing activities no infusion of nicotine licensing cannabis retailers no infusion of alcohol evidence of rehabilitation Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) 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10 mg of THC per serving California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market Licensee Information Personnel Requirements Cannabis Manufacturing Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 licensing cannabis distributors laboratory quality assurance A-licensees Moisture Content Testing MCSB 2024 issues Category I Residual Pesticides Testing Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products at least 20% ownership interest Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing edibles packaging opaque ownership premises is not within a Government 2024 recent news Live Scans for each owner comply with all packaging and labeling requirements security and cannabis waste disposal workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control aggregate interest of 20% or more three cannabis licensing authorities 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In addition, Product Identity Edible cannabis product MCSB 90-day extension periods Track and trace system Raw material Quality control personnel infused pre-rolls cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Unique identifier Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock infused butters and oils as concentrates Net weight Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Commercial cannabis activity Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Canopy Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Distribution Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Ingredient Processing aid Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Immature plant UID THC Component Department Flowering Processor Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Watts per square foot Contact surface gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Sanitize Manufacture track and trace system Environmental pathogen DPH-17-010E Holding Outdoor cultivation Batch Mature plant Universal symbol Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) cannabis concentrates Process Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Cannabis product Processing Licensee Mixed-light cultivation Labeling products similar to traditional food products prohibited Specialty Outdoor Lot Allergen cross-contact Cultivation site Harvest Batch Topical cannabis product Adulterated Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Pest Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Primary panel Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Infusion Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Mixed-light Tier 1 Premises Nonmanufactured cannabis product Volatile solvent Pathogen Serving Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Specialty Indoor Type 11 (Distributor) Manufacturer licensee Theoretical yield Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Proposition 65 warning statement THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package alternate use of a manufacturing premises Qualified individual CBD CBD from industrial hemp Specialty Cottage Indoor Finished product package flower or pre-rolls Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Type 12 (Microbusiness) Kief Small Outdoor Wet weight Pre-roll Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Applicant Mixed-light Tier 2 Package 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) Extraction Nonvolatile solvent Adequate Request for Live Scan Cultivation Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Bureau Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Quarantine Type N – for infusions Informational panel Hazard Personnel Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Medium Indoor Quality Limited-access area Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Verification adulteration Microorganisms Allergen Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Dried flower list of cannabis manufacturers Specialty Cottage Outdoor Medium Outdoor Nursery Quality control operation Adult-use Market Type 10 (Retailer) Indoor cultivation Track-and-trace systems Actual yield Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Type P – for packaging and labeling only Monitor In-process material Small Indoor Preventive controls M-license Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) and more.


Last updated on July 24, 2024



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