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recent california business licensing news and updates California Commercial Cannabis Licenses (Medicinal and Adult-use Recreational) include:



Resources:
Bureau of Cannabis Control
Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch
CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis


This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding nonlaboratory quality control Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) at least 20% ownership interest Retailer (nonstorefront) secondary package packaging sanitary and hazard-free environment Transition Period shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) public health and safety 2024 revisions adult-use commercial cannabis activity health claims Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles cannabis industries California Department of Public Health (CDPH) re-sealable CO2 and ethanol extractions transportation potentially-hazardous foods chain of custody highly-concentrated oils or waxes conditional license dried flower licensed premises Licensees destruction of cannabis goods comply with all packaging and labeling requirements security Premises diagram Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods A-licensees Temporary License Application Owner ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Heavy Metals Testing workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control convicted of a substantially related crime microbusinesses Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products recordkeeping local jurisdiction authorization secondary packaging testing lab three cannabis licensing authorities Premises Information labeling MCSB’s temporary license application retailers 2024 proposed changes opaque exit package Operating Procedures license review process limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Live Scans for each owner medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates Physical address 2024 problems Business Information Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing Distributor Transport Only tobacco products 2024 laws medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing access to the area(s) commercial cannabis manufacturers Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Criminal History disposal manufacturing activities pre-made or purchased Individual Owner 2024 compliance Type S share facility space sugar separate applications Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division 120 days sales of cannabis goods 600-foot radius of a school cannabis waste commercial cannabis manufacturing cannabis plants consumption of alcohol or tobacco Microbusiness Mycotoxins Testing Ethanol primary panel requirements hang tag or a peel-back label tinctures edible products secured area Retailer (Type 10) extracts transport cannabis goods to retailer definition of owner Licensee Information Edibles– Products contaminants loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) quality control shared-use manufacturing facilities aggregate interest of 20% or more waste disposal manufacturers who package for other producers 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In addition, Proposition 65 warning statement Dried flower Contact surface Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Extraction Track-and-trace systems Net weight Watts per square foot Type P – for packaging and labeling only Processor Department Primary panel Specialty Outdoor MCSB 90-day extension periods In-process material Adulterated Package Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Preventive controls Processing Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Immature plant Harvest Batch Premises Specialty Cottage Indoor Ingredient cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Holding products similar to traditional food products prohibited Actual yield Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Request for Live Scan Hazard Product Identity Medium Indoor Kief THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Adult-use Market track and trace system Nursery infused pre-rolls UID Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Track and trace system Bureau Labeling Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Manufacturer licensee Type N – for infusions Finished product Topical cannabis product Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Cannabis product Quality control operation adulteration Commercial cannabis activity Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Pre-roll package flower or pre-rolls Personnel Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Environmental pathogen Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) 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) Quality control personnel Type 12 (Microbusiness) Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Mixed-light Tier 1 Raw material Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Serving Mature plant Allergen Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Edible cannabis product Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) M-license Unique identifier cannabis concentrates Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Nonmanufactured cannabis product Sanitize Type 11 (Distributor) Validation Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Qualified individual Allergen cross-contact Outdoor cultivation Infusion Volatile solvent Processing aid alternate use of a manufacturing premises Manufacture Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Theoretical yield Adequate Verification Quarantine Indoor cultivation list of cannabis manufacturers Wet weight Monitor Mixed-light cultivation Limited-access area Pest THC Distribution Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Canopy Lot CBD Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Cultivation site Microorganisms Specialty Indoor Licensee Pathogen Nonvolatile solvent Flowering Batch DPH-17-010E Process Mixed-light Tier 2 Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) CBD from industrial hemp Universal symbol Cultivation gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Informational panel Quality Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Medium Outdoor Small Outdoor Type 10 (Retailer) Component Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) infused butters and oils as concentrates Small Indoor Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Specialty Cottage Outdoor Applicant and more.


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