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Cannabis Licensing in California
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding medicinal and adult-use markets Vehicle Requirements stickers edible products Labor peace agreement Personnel Requirements annual license application topicals diagram of the business’s layout conducting quality assurance review some nutritional facts financial interest holder inventory evidence of rehabilitation informational panel manufacturers who package for other producers ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) M-license Seller’s permit number Premises Diagram manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) waste disposal Retailer (Type 10) Licensees Cannabinoids Testing sanitary and hazard-free environment licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package valid waiver licensed physical location (premises) supply chain 600-foot radius of a school immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery testing methods secondary package final form cannabis sales and/or consumption cultivation CDTFA seller’s permit sampling standards Owner temporary license Bond and Insurance Information transportation vape cartridges manufacturing activities 2024 problems Business Organizational Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL cannabis cultivation licensing disposal must enter certain events emergency regulations at least 20% ownership interest dried flower infusion 2024 updates licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch security and cannabis waste disposal M-licensees scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises Mycotoxins Testing amount of sodium limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package separate applications three state cannabis-licensing authorities CO2 and ethanol extractions track and trace system child-resistant packaging Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers period of 120 days Food-grade Butter/Oil meat and seafood, and other products access to the area(s) Identifying information Financial information Heavy Metals Testing disposal and destruction methods tobacco products product formulation transport cannabis goods to retailer 2024 fines loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates Local Issuing Authority A-license and an M-license shipping manifest Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act capsules convicted of a substantially related crime persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Cannabis Manufacturing Local Authorization security Temporary License Application Type S share facility space tamper-evident Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) California Department of Public Health (CDPH) The California Department of Public Health's Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) Extractions using CO2 highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin concentrate The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) exit packaging MCSB labeling persons 21 years of age or older operating premises 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market supplemental label commercial cannabis manufacturing in California secondary packaging A-license child-resistant outer package identity of the product Licensee Information motor carrier permit secured area an officer or director of a cannabis business Distributor transport packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls product guidelines Transport vehicles alarm system commercial kitchens retailers allergen information premises diagram medicinal commercial cannabis activity opaque exit package Percentage of ownership Proposed Section 40133 cannabis plants compliance with regulations Application Checklist no infusion of alcohol carbohydrates and fat per serving designated structure packaging quality control health impacts of cannabis surety bond Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods minimum standards for extraction processes 2024 revisions local jurisdiction manufacturing practices transporting cannabis goods chain of custody licensed cannabis distributors regulatory framework limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving three cannabis licensing authorities disclosure of all criminal convictions Licensee Lookup Tool potentially-hazardous foods A-licensees MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH sales of cannabis goods licensed premises cannabis industries inventory and quality control purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands member manager written procedures for inventory control basic nutritional information commercial cannabis manufacturing activity THC levels licensing cannabis distributors labels not be attractive Transition Period list of artificial food colorings shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit microbusinesses nonlaboratory quality control sanitary workplaces certified by a California-licensed engineer Criminal History hang tag or a peel-back label cannabis waste Edibles– Products hydrocarbon-based solvents Local Authorization Attachment definition of owner operating procedures Temporary Cannabis Event comply with all packaging and labeling requirements amount of THC content activity for a period of 120 days MCSB’s temporary license application Form # CDPH-9041 cannabis event organizer license manufacturing inhalable cannabis Retailer (nonstorefront) cannabis cartoons manufacturer's name shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company edibles packaging opaque commercial cannabis activity Category I Residual Pesticides Testing waste management laws Distributor Transport Only Arranging for laboratory testing mandated warning statements public Licensee Lookup Tool requiring refrigeration commercial cannabis products 2024 proposed changes 2024 regulations commercial cannabis manufacturing Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products CDPH-9041 Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 Mechanical contaminants periods of 90 days extensions 2024 new laws distributors Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) public health and safety ingredient list paper inserted into the packaging pre-made or purchased Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing extracts medicinal and adult-use or both markets highly-concentrated oils or waxes Cultivation less than 10,000 transportation and security California Department of Public Health onsite consumption of cannabis goods small product packaging Category II Residual Pesticides Testing no added caffeine volatile solvent Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing at least 99% purity Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles aggregate interest of 20% or more Moisture Content Testing cannabis adult-use products licensing cannabis microbusinesses Carbon Dioxide (CO2) contaminant free Fingerprints The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) Business Information Operating Procedures regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) Individual Owner Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) recordkeeping investment into a commercial cannabis business sugar Industrial Hemp Advisory Board government warning statement label Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch finished product payable to the state of California Premises diagram Ethanol 2024 compliance testing laboratories local jurisdiction authorization testing lab Live Scans for each owner Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 2024 resolutions CDPH-issued universal symbol license review process Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division Physical address CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale remove THC/CBD unique ID/batch number Microbusiness procedures for inventory control LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS alcoholic beverages Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Temporary event up to 4 days 2024 important information ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Financial Interest medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing testing of cannabis goods licensing cannabis retailers product as a candy prohibited re-sealable shared-use manufacturing facilities 2024 issues Premises Information Proposition 65 120 days Bond in the amount of $5,000 medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises licensing scheme cannabis training packaging and labeling requirements exception for testing laboratories good manufacturing practices no infusion of nicotine 2024 laws property for the commercial cannabis activity workshops hosted by the 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In addition, Dried flower Cultivation site Harvest Batch Mature plant Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Pest THC UID Type P – for packaging and labeling only Quarantine Batch Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Informational panel Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Applicant cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Manufacturer licensee Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Licensee Cultivation Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Proposition 65 warning statement Manufacture Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Track and trace system Verification Distribution DPH-17-010E products similar to traditional food products prohibited Package Unique identifier Topical cannabis product Immature plant Department Mixed-light Tier 1 Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Allergen Premises Process CBD Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Medium Outdoor Monitor Microorganisms Type 12 (Microbusiness) Bureau Nonmanufactured cannabis product package flower or pre-rolls Raw material Pre-roll CBD from industrial hemp Adulterated Theoretical yield Outdoor cultivation Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Adequate Specialty Cottage Outdoor Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Holding Allergen cross-contact Primary panel Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Sanitize Mixed-light Tier 2 Request for Live Scan Mixed-light cultivation Validation Track-and-trace systems 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 P Packaging & Labeling Only Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Type 11 (Distributor) Indoor cultivation Specialty Indoor Wet weight Labeling Quality control personnel Limited-access area Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Processing THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Flowering adulteration cannabis concentrates Lot In-process material Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) M-license Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Watts per square foot Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Nonvolatile solvent infused butters and oils as concentrates Finished product Small Outdoor Personnel Qualified individual Preventive controls Component Nursery list of cannabis manufacturers Hazard Contact surface Quality control operation Net weight Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Specialty Outdoor Canopy Actual yield Environmental pathogen Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Processor Small Indoor Universal symbol Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Serving Kief Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) track and trace system MCSB 90-day extension periods infused pre-rolls Medium Indoor Quality Product Identity Specialty Cottage Indoor Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Cannabis product Extraction alternate use of a manufacturing premises Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Commercial cannabis activity Edible cannabis product Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Volatile solvent Infusion Adult-use Market Processing aid Type N – for infusions Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 10 (Retailer) Ingredient Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Pathogen and more.
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