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

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


Last updated on September 16, 2024



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