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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands mandated warning statements Premises Diagram limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package Business Information no added caffeine concentrate Food-grade Butter/Oil microbusinesses commercial cannabis activity primary panel requirements convicted of a substantially related crime licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories commercial cannabis manufacturing activity waste disposal A-license the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) licensing cannabis microbusinesses commercial kitchens testing laboratories basic nutritional information manned motor vehicle Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles chain of custody amount of sodium security compliance with regulations medicinal commercial cannabis activity supply chain amount of THC content certified by a California-licensed engineer health impacts of cannabis loan provided to a commercial cannabis 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In addition, Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Type 10 (Retailer) Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Specialty Cottage Outdoor Bureau Track and trace system Type N – for infusions THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Watts per square foot package flower or pre-rolls adulteration Environmental pathogen Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Pre-roll UID Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Harvest Batch Contact surface Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Theoretical yield Verification Quality control operation Department Cultivation Applicant Batch Personnel Small Indoor Product Identity M-license Processing Microorganisms Allergen Type 12 (Microbusiness) Allergen cross-contact infused butters and oils as concentrates Outdoor cultivation Pest MCSB 90-day extension periods Unique identifier Small Outdoor Manufacturer licensee Request for Live Scan Type P – for packaging and labeling only Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Nursery Mixed-light cultivation products similar to traditional food products prohibited Infusion Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Immature plant Informational panel Dried flower Volatile solvent Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) cannabis concentrates Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Qualified individual Quarantine Validation Mixed-light Tier 2 Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Actual yield Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Processor Type 11 (Distributor) Nonmanufactured cannabis product Canopy Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Processing aid Mature plant Raw material Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Cannabis product Proposition 65 warning statement THC Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 infused pre-rolls track and trace system Lot Quality control personnel Ingredient Mixed-light Tier 1 Pathogen Sanitize Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Specialty Cottage Indoor Premises Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Indoor cultivation 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) Package Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Primary panel Nonvolatile solvent Finished product Extraction Net weight Holding Commercial cannabis activity Adequate Wet weight In-process material Universal symbol Labeling Cultivation site Serving Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Specialty Indoor Licensee Track-and-trace systems Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Manufacture Quality Medium Outdoor Limited-access area CBD Kief Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Adult-use Market Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Adulterated Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Component Distribution Medium Indoor Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) CBD from industrial hemp gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA list of cannabis manufacturers Process Monitor Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints DPH-17-010E alternate use of a manufacturing premises Topical cannabis product Preventive controls Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Flowering Hazard Edible cannabis product Specialty Outdoor and more.
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