Eco Certified - Green Trusted
California Cannabis Licensing

Researching Cannabis Requirements Marijuana Consulting


Since 2001*

Home | About | News | Cannabis Business License Compliance | Resources | Contact
California Cannabis Business License Consultants

Cannabis Licensing in California



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

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

Check back here for updates.


Last updated on March 26, 2024



*Note: Year domain name registered
All Rights Reserved