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

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

Check back here for updates.


Last updated on March 26, 2024



*Note: Year domain name registered
All Rights Reserved