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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding MCSB’s temporary license application licensed cannabis manufacturers THC levels requiring refrigeration good manufacturing practices extraction minimum standards for extraction processes Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods consumption of alcohol or tobacco 2024 revisions carbohydrates and fat per serving A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Licensee Lookup Tool security and cannabis waste disposal 2024 recent news loop system Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) persons 21 years of age or older annual license application pre-made or purchased commercial cannabis activity The California Department of Public Health's amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business packaging and labeling requirements manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) 2024 resolutions Edibles– Products online licensing system 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