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recent california business licensing news and updates This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding sanitary workplaces license review process ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS temporary license Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division track and trace system Bond and Insurance Information hang tag or a peel-back label Food-grade Butter/Oil The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) local jurisdiction’s requirements Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) cannabis market regulatory framework medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Financial information commercial cannabis products purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands paper inserted into the packaging cannabis cartoons Mycotoxins Testing Temporary event up to 4 days transport cannabis goods to retailer manufacturing (Level 1 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In addition, adulteration THC cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Validation Canopy Mature plant Sanitize Premises Unique identifier Nonmanufactured cannabis product Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Wet weight Nonvolatile solvent alternate use of a manufacturing premises Outdoor cultivation Track-and-trace systems Type 11 (Distributor) Quality control operation package flower or pre-rolls Raw material Manufacture Monitor Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents track and trace system Pest Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) products similar to traditional food products prohibited Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Microorganisms Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Department Personnel Request for Live Scan Small Indoor Informational panel Environmental pathogen Process Adulterated Adult-use Market Mixed-light Tier 1 Specialty Cottage Outdoor Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Manufacturer licensee Allergen cross-contact Quality Bureau Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Medium Outdoor Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Processing aid Track and trace system Type N – for infusions Nursery Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Theoretical yield Package Quality control personnel Processing Product Identity Qualified individual Limited-access area Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Primary panel Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Cultivation site Processor Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Proposition 65 warning statement Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) M-license Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) DPH-17-010E infused pre-rolls Quarantine Type 12 (Microbusiness) Net weight Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 list of cannabis manufacturers Serving MCSB 90-day extension periods Ingredient gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Small Outdoor Immature plant Kief Topical cannabis product Specialty Indoor In-process material Type P – for packaging and labeling only Type 10 (Retailer) Preventive controls Lot Specialty Outdoor Commercial cannabis activity Medium Indoor Pathogen Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Flowering Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Allergen Holding Specialty Cottage Indoor CBD Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Dried flower Mixed-light Tier 2 Verification 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) Indoor cultivation CBD from industrial hemp Distribution Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Cannabis product Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Batch Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Actual yield Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Pre-roll UID Adequate Mixed-light cultivation Labeling Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 cannabis concentrates Watts per square foot Hazard Licensee Harvest Batch Contact surface Applicant Component Finished product THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Cultivation Volatile solvent Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Infusion Extraction Universal symbol infused butters and oils as concentrates Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Edible cannabis product and more.

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