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

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


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