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Individual Owner child-resistant outer package Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch Foreign Material Testing labels not be attractive online licensing system ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS remove THC/CBD hang tag or a peel-back label licensing scheme laboratory quality assurance regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California some nutritional facts at least 20% ownership interest Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) distributors tobacco products ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation no added caffeine California Department of Public Health temporary license packaging and labeling disposal Bond and Insurance Information 2024 revisions at least 99% purity track and trace system inventory and quality control definition of owner evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls commercial cannabis manufacturing in California three 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In addition, Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Bureau Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Contact surface Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Package Pest products similar to traditional food products prohibited Specialty Cottage Outdoor Watts per square foot Process cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Applicant Mixed-light Tier 1 Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) infused butters and oils as concentrates Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Pre-roll Proposition 65 warning statement Lot Quality control operation Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Volatile solvent Edible cannabis product Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Validation Mixed-light Tier 2 Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Quality Small Outdoor Hazard Wet weight Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Medium Outdoor Department Dried flower Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Personnel Distribution Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) adulteration Microorganisms infused pre-rolls Premises Verification package flower or pre-rolls alternate use of a manufacturing premises Batch Mixed-light cultivation Commercial cannabis activity Type 11 (Distributor) THC Raw material Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 12 (Microbusiness) Manufacturer licensee Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Specialty Indoor Unique identifier Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Ingredient Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Type P – for packaging and labeling only Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Adult-use Market Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Infusion Limited-access area CBD from industrial hemp Nonmanufactured cannabis product list of cannabis manufacturers Type 10 (Retailer) gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Pathogen Quality control personnel Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Allergen cross-contact Request for Live Scan Flowering Processor Cannabis product Theoretical yield Allergen Specialty Cottage Indoor track and trace system Component Holding Track-and-trace systems Processing Topical cannabis product Manufacture Licensee Monitor Immature plant Adequate Cultivation Labeling Universal symbol Serving Net weight In-process material Actual yield Canopy Finished product Adulterated Processing aid Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 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) Quarantine Indoor cultivation Environmental pathogen Track and trace system cannabis concentrates Specialty Outdoor Sanitize Extraction Medium Indoor CBD Qualified individual Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) MCSB 90-day extension periods Nursery Small Indoor M-license Nonvolatile solvent Cultivation site Type N – for infusions Kief Outdoor cultivation Product Identity Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Primary panel Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Mature plant UID Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Informational panel DPH-17-010E Harvest Batch Preventive controls and more.

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