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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding managing member Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery conditional license destruction of cannabis goods 120 days A-licensees sanitary and hazard-free environment packaging and labeling requirements product formulation Temporary License Application local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) Water/Food-grade Dry Ice ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Cannabis Manufacturing chain of custody licensing scheme Business Information commercial cannabis manufacturers remove THC/CBD supply chain designated structure Financial Interest Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) 2024 proposed changes licensed 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