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

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

Check back here for updates.


Last updated on March 26, 2024



*Note: Year domain name registered
All Rights Reserved