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



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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 Microbusiness Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products MCSB licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers testing lab definition of owner access to the area(s) transportation and security inventory and quality control M-licensees sugar Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) some nutritional facts 2023 problems 600-foot radius of a school waste management laws Labor peace agreement supply chain potentially-hazardous foods annual license application Category I Residual Pesticides Testing packaging and labeling requirements cannabis market persons 21 years of age or older cannabis adult-use products child-resistant packaging opaque exit package ownership premises is not within a Government sampling standards Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises volatile solvent product formulation Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package commercial cannabis manufacturing in California meat and seafood, and other products Temporary Cannabis Event Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 transporting cannabis goods Moisture Content Testing hydrocarbon-based solvents commercial cannabis manufacturers A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Application Checklist property for the commercial cannabis activity Temporary License Application Industrial Hemp Advisory Board transport cannabis goods to retailer commercial cannabis manufacturing activity product as a candy prohibited 2023 important information Cannabinoids Testing Local Issuing Authority nonlaboratory quality control disposal and destruction methods temporary license Personnel Requirements Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Premises 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CONTROL manufacturer's name The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) chain of custody labels not be attractive cannabis plants CDTFA seller’s permit consumption of alcohol or tobacco waste disposal packaging and labeling the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) Category II Residual Pesticides Testing exception for testing laboratories Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Owner Local Authorization paper inserted into the packaging Ethanol laboratory quality assurance Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California product guidelines Distributor Transport Only tobacco products manufacturers who package for other producers Mycotoxins Testing cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL loop system shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit period of 120 days stickers manufacturing activities tamper-evident Proposed Section 40133 commercial kitchens licensed premises conducting quality assurance review security manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) informational panel commercial cannabis products 600 foot radius of a school packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls regulatory framework managing member MCSB’s temporary license application shared-use manufacturing facilities shipping manifest public Licensee Lookup Tool highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin Transition Period Individual Owner separate applications ingredient list testing of cannabis goods medicinal commercial cannabis activity alcoholic beverages health impacts of cannabis ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation hang tag or a peel-back label three cannabis licensing authorities licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories topicals Licensees labeling 2023 new laws Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) 2023 updates written procedures for inventory control Business Organizational capsules 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In addition, Ingredient Processing Small Indoor Harvest Batch Type P – for packaging and labeling only CBD Batch M-license Mixed-light Tier 2 Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Processor Pest Mature plant Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) CBD from industrial hemp Lot Personnel Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) package flower or pre-rolls Holding infused butters and oils as concentrates Theoretical yield Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Type P Packaging & Labeling Only adulteration Validation Serving Medium Indoor Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Cultivation site gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Kief Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 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 12 (Microbusiness) Quality control operation Request for Live Scan Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Licensee Cannabis product Pre-roll Department cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints DPH-17-010E Flowering Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Manufacturer licensee Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Net weight Cultivation track and trace system MCSB 90-day extension periods Bureau Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Premises Informational panel list of cannabis manufacturers Universal symbol Type 10 (Retailer) Nonvolatile solvent Primary panel Monitor Track and trace system Small Outdoor Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Manufacture Verification Nursery Commercial cannabis activity Infusion Edible cannabis product Track-and-trace systems Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Outdoor cultivation Pathogen Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Processing aid products similar to traditional food products prohibited Dried flower THC Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Quality control personnel Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Topical cannabis product Type 11 (Distributor) Component Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Specialty Outdoor UID Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Indoor cultivation Specialty Cottage Outdoor Raw material Specialty Indoor Volatile solvent Allergen cross-contact Allergen Preventive controls Adequate Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Distribution Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Labeling Watts per square foot Package Environmental pathogen Microorganisms Unique identifier Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Adult-use Market Nonmanufactured cannabis product Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Finished product Mixed-light cultivation alternate use of a manufacturing premises Contact surface cannabis concentrates Applicant Limited-access area Quality Medium Outdoor Extraction Proposition 65 warning statement Product Identity Hazard Qualified individual Type N – for infusions Canopy Mixed-light Tier 1 Sanitize Wet weight Immature plant Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Actual yield infused pre-rolls Adulterated In-process material Quarantine Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Process Specialty Cottage Indoor and more.


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