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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding 2024 revisions licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises quality control Butane/Hexane/Propane limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving infusion Seller’s permit number Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 adult-use commercial cannabis activity investment into a commercial cannabis business microbusinesses annual license application no infusion of alcohol 600 foot radius of a school product guidelines Microbusiness 100 mg of THC per package commercial cannabis manufacturing licensed cannabis manufacturers Local Authorization finished product manufacturing practices A-licensees Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates Premises Information Licensees payable to the state of California sugar transport cannabis goods to retailer hang tag or a peel-back label supplemental label Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) motor carrier permit highly-concentrated oils or 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