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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
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package manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) small product packaging Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) quality control manufacturer's name Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 exit packaging meat and seafood, and other products valid waiver licensing cannabis microbusinesses A-license CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories Business Organizational equity interest in a commercial cannabis business designated structure licensing cannabis retailers conducting quality assurance review CDPH-9041 inhalable cannabis laboratory quality assurance Retailer (nonstorefront) regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis unique ID/batch number Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) at least 20% ownership interest licensed physical location (premises) MCSB financial interest holder ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation 2025 proposed changes requiring refrigeration inventory and quality 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