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

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

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