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BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL LICENSING INFORMATION
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
License type designation: Licensees must
hold an A -License to engage in adult -use
commercial cannabis activity and an
M -License to engage in medicinal commercial
cannabis activity.
• A -licensees may only do business with
A -licensees, and M -licensees may only do
business with M -licensees.
The exception is testing Laboratories, which
may test cannabis goods for both types.
Premises: This is defined as a designated
structure or structures and land specified in
the application that is under the control of the
applicant or licensee where the commercial
cannabis activity will be conducted. These
are the requirements:
• Each premises must be Licensed.
• Only one licensee may occupy a premises.
However, a Licensee that holds both an
A -License and an M -License for the same
commercial cannabis activity (e.g., retail
sale) may have the same premises for
both types.
• Premises is not the same as a parcel of
Land or a property Lot. A parcel of Land may
have more than one licensed premises on it
held by one or more Licensees.
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products
may not be sold on the same premises as
cannabis goods.
Compliance with LocaL jurisdiction:
Applicants must be in compliance with
their local jurisdiction's ordinances and
regulations before receiving a license.
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Loco Ljurisdictions may ban, in whole or in
part, medicinal and adult -use commercial
cannabis activity.
Transportation of cannabis goods: Only a
distributor may transport cannabis goods.
Bond and insurance: ALL licenses must
have a surety bond payable to the state
of California in the amount of $5,000.
Distributors must carry and maintain
commercial general liability insurance in
the aggregate in an amount no Less than
$2 million and in an amount no Less than
$1 million for each Loss.
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LICENSE TYPES
Retailer: Sells cannabis goods to
customers at its premises or by delivery.
A retailer must have a Licensed physical
location (premises) where commercial
cannabis activities are conducted.
Retailer (nonstorefront): Sells and
delivers cannabis goods to customers.
A retailer (nonstorefront) must have
a licensed premises, but it is not open
to the public.
Distributor: Is responsible for transporting
cannabis goods, arranging for testing of
cannabis goods, and conducting quality
assurance review of cannabis goods to
ensure they comply with all packaging
and Labeling requirements.
Distributor transport: Allows a licensee
to transport cannabis goods between
Licensed cultivators, manufacturers, and
distributors. A licensee may not transport
cannabis goods to a Licensed retailer and
may not engage in any other distributor
activities.
Testing laboratory:A Laboratory,
facility, or entity in the state that offers
or performs tests of cannabis goods.
Testing laboratories must obtain and
maintain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
Testing laboratories may be issued a
provisional license allowing them to
operate while they obtain ISO/IEC 17025
accreditation, provided they meet all
other Licensure requirements.
Microbusiness: Allows a licensee to
engage in cultivation (on an area less than
10,000 square feet), manufacturing (Level
1 manufacturing, Type 6), distribution,
and retail sale, or any combination of the
four activities. Licensees will be required
to comply with aLL rules and regulations,
which will include, where applicable,
regulations adopted by the California
Department of Food and Agriculture
and the California Department of Public
Health, governing the activities they are
engaged in.
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