California is currently accepting marijuana license application through their online portal. In fact, the Department currently offers three portals to end users. Each portal specifically has access to different license application types.
Therefore, before you apply you must choose a license type. To illustrate, California has many licensing types. Such entity types include cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, retail, testing, and microbusinesses. These entity types identify how the business may legally operate. As a result, each license type has different requirements when submitting an establishment application.
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Additionally, the department announced on January 1, 2022 that they will be accepting fee waiver forms for applicants who have been affected by previous cannabis laws. This stipulation stems from the commonly known social equity program of California. In order to apply for the social equity fee waiver, the applicant will first need to submit eligibility criteria to the department.
Each California marijuana license application requires the submission of Standard Operating Procedures with the initial establishment application. Standard Operating Procedures take extensive time to compose. However, these documents are beneficial for State regulation and company operations.
