Comply and Keep Your Cannabis License

• Ongoing Track & Trace Reporting
• Update state and local licensing agencies when business information changes
• Update state and local licensing agencies when owner information changes
• Report theft, loss, and criminal activity to licensing agency

• Cultivation Packaging & Labeling
• Packaging, Labeling, & Appearance of Manufactured Cannabis Products
• OCal State Organic Certification Program
• Cannabis Appellations Program

• Industrial Hemp Cultivation
• Cannabis Appellations Program
• OCal State Organic Registration Program
• CDFW Reporting
• State Water Board Reporting
• State Water Board Cannabis Programs
• Regional offices issue water discharge regulations. See Region 1 North Coast Orders, Best Practices, Fact Sheet, and FAQ; Region 5 Central Valley Orders and Best Practices
• Division of Water Quality’s Cannabis Cultivation General Order Program
• Division of Water Rights Small Irrigation Use Registration
• State Water Board Compiled Handouts for Water and Land Use
• State Water Board Cannabis Cultivation Regulatory and Enforcement Unit list of enforcement priorities
• Division of Measurements Cannabis Information
• County Weighmaster Registration
• County Scale Inspection
• Scales used for Cannabis
• Recommendations for Weighing Cannabis
• Department of Pesticide Regulation
• Legal Pest Management Practices for Cannabis
• Pesticide and Rodenticide Handout
• Read the EPIC Cannabis Farmer’s Compliance Handbook

• CDTFA Tax Guide for Cannabis Businesses
• Sales Tax Collection
• Cultivation Tax Collection
• Retail Excise Tax Collection
• FTB State Cannabis Business Income Tax Collection
• Cannabis Tax Facts
• Cannabis Tax Resources
• Medical Cannabis Patient ID Card Program

• DCC Banking & Insurance Info

• CBD & Industrial Hemp Products
• Industrial Hemp Cultivation

• A supervisor and employee must also complete a Cal/OSHA 30-hour general industry outreach course if your business has more than one employee
• See our detailed Cal/OSHA info
• Cannabis Industry Health & Safety
• Mandatory Injury and Illness Prevention Plan & Training
• Heat Illness Prevention
• Respirator Regs for Pesticide Application, Employee health check
• Workplace smoking
• Record-Keeping
• Various Workplace Regulations

• Administered by the CA Secretary of State’s Office
• Conduct Annual Meetings & Reports per Bylaws/Operating Agreement
• Conduct Ongoing Record Keeping per Bylaws/Operating Agreement
• Maintain a Registered Agent
• DO NOT LET YOUR CORPORATION OR LLC BE SUSPENDED
• The State will suspend and ban you from doing business if you do not file the annual CA Franchise Tax Board Business Tax or the CA Secretary of State biennial Statement of Information form for your Corporation/LLC
• Names of suspended Corporations and LLC’s may be registered and used by other businesses

• Business, Auto, and Other Insurance
• Bookkeeping & Accounting
• CPA Advice: State and Federal Taxes
• Post Required Warnings & Signs: Licenses, Exits, Capacity, Disclaimers, Prop 65, etc.
• ADA Accessibility
• Discrimination and Civil Rights Laws
• Trademark Filings & Renewals
• Website: Terms Of Use, Privacy Policy, Accessibility, Copyright
• DMV Motor Carrier Permit for Distributors and Transporters

Additional Requirements for Businesses With Employees:

• Mandatory Employee Cannabis Regulations Training
• EDD Cannabis Employer Compliance: Payroll Taxes; Labor, Wage, & Hour Laws; Unemployment Insurance; Worker’s Compensation Insurance
• Employee Notices & Workplace Postings
• Federal Work Eligibility Requirements
• Employment Discrimination Laws
• FYI the law considers some sole business owners to be employees including officers and directors of corporations and some LLC owners. Read More…

Additional Requirements for Businesses Involving Food and Beverages:

• Rules for Food & Beverages other than cannabis edibles
• County Food Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations
• California Food Handlers Card (Issued per County)

• Local Business License Renewal
• Community Engagement Implementation
• Development Agreement Implementation
• Local Taxes
• Business Property Statement (County Assessor)
• Health & Environmental Permits
• Building, Construction, Planning, Zoning, Use Permits, etc.
• Fire/Building Inspection
• Police & Public Safety Permits: Burglar Alarm, Hazardous Waste, etc.