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recent california business licensing news and updates This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding sanitary and hazard-free environment LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Extractions using CO2 shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) primary panel requirements Type S share facility space Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act annual license application 2024 new laws Financial information at least 99% purity operating premises transporting cannabis goods regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California manufacture cannabis products CDTFA seller’s permit medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity Fingerprints 2024 resolutions manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) persons 21 years of age or older disclosure of all criminal convictions Financial Interest Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control MCSB Bond in the amount of $5,000 secondary package Arranging for laboratory testing concentrate amount of THC content Ethanol Business Organizational scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises 120 days capsules no infusion of nicotine Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) Completed Temporary License Application Form 2024 issues Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 valid waiver Butane/Hexane/Propane conditional license commercial cannabis manufacturing activity Temporary License Application CO2 and ethanol extractions testing of cannabis goods mandated warning statements licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 inventory manufacturing cannabis products extracts Local Issuing Authority limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods microbusinesses local jurisdiction’s requirements sampling standards 2024 recent 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In addition, Cultivation site Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Personnel Type P – for packaging and labeling only Adulterated CBD from industrial hemp Department Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) M-license Volatile solvent Nonmanufactured cannabis product Indoor cultivation Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Adequate Small Indoor Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Product Identity Primary panel Monitor Limited-access area Specialty Cottage Indoor Finished product Contact surface Validation Specialty Indoor Processor alternate use of a manufacturing premises Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Specialty Outdoor Labeling package flower or pre-rolls Component cannabis concentrates Actual yield Topical cannabis product Request for Live Scan Track and trace system DPH-17-010E Type 12 (Microbusiness) Canopy Process UID Extraction Universal symbol Nursery Hazard Outdoor cultivation Package track and trace system Medium Indoor Pre-roll Immature plant Quality control personnel Preventive controls Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) list of cannabis manufacturers Type 10 (Retailer) Adult-use Market Informational panel Theoretical yield Allergen Premises Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Flowering Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Quarantine Type 11 (Distributor) Unique identifier Processing Mixed-light cultivation Mixed-light Tier 2 Ingredient Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Cannabis product Bureau MCSB 90-day extension periods Track-and-trace systems Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Raw material adulteration infused butters and oils as concentrates Medium Outdoor Sanitize Licensee Qualified individual Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Allergen cross-contact Mature plant Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Microorganisms Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Pathogen Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Quality Distribution Environmental pathogen In-process material Kief Small Outdoor Batch Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) 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) Specialty Cottage Outdoor Applicant Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Manufacturer licensee Processing aid infused pre-rolls Serving Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Nonvolatile solvent Holding Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Type N – for infusions Lot Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Verification Net weight THC CBD Dried flower Wet weight Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Watts per square foot Quality control operation Cultivation Mixed-light Tier 1 products similar to traditional food products prohibited Commercial cannabis activity Pest Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Manufacture Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Harvest Batch Edible cannabis product THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Infusion cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Proposition 65 warning statement and more.

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