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

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

Check back here for updates.


Last updated on March 25, 2024



*Note: Year domain name registered
All Rights Reserved