Chapter 4. MICROBUSINESS
§ 5500. Microbusiness
(a) In order to hold a microbusiness license, a licensee must engage in at least three (3) of the
following commercial cannabis activities: cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail
sale.
(b) An applicant for a Type 12-Microbusiness license shall indicate on the application for
licensure which commercial cannabis activities the applicant intends to engage in.
(c) An application for a Type 12-Microbusiness license shall include:
(1) For an application indicating that the applicant intends to engage in cultivation under the
Type 12-Microbusiness license all the required information under sections 5002, 5501, 5502 and
5503 of this division.
(2) For an application indicating that the applicant intends to engage in manufacturing under the
Type 12-Microbusiness license all the required information under sections 5002 and 5504 of this
division.
(3) For an application indicating that the applicant intends to engage in distribution under the
Type 12-Microbusiness license all the required information for an application seeking a Type 11-
Distributor license.
(4) For an application indicating that the applicant intends to engage in retail sale under the Type
12-Microbusiness license, all the required information for an application seeking a Type 10-
Retailer license.
(d) All cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail activities performed by a licensee
under a Type 12-Microbusiness license shall occur on the same licensed premises.
(e) A holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license shall comply with the following:
(1) A holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license engaged in cultivation shall comply with all the
rules and requirements applicable to the cultivation license type and applicable to the cultivation
activities of the licensee.
(2) A holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license engaged in manufacturing shall comply with all
the rules and requirements applicable to a Type 6-Manufacturer 1 license.
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(3) A holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license engaged in distribution shall comply with all
the rules and requirements applicable to a Type 11-Distributor license.
(4) A holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license engaged in retail sale shall comply with all the
rules and requirements applicable to a Type 10-Retailer license, or a Type 9-Non-Storefront
Retailer license if retail sales are conducted by delivery only.
(f) A holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license may only engage in the commercial cannabis
activity requested in the license application and approved by the Bureau at the time the license is
issued. If the holder of a Type 12-Microbusiness license wants to engage in an additional
commercial cannabis activity after the license is issued, the licensee shall submit an application
to the Bureau indicating the requested changes and providing all information required for an
application for the commercial cannabis activity the licensee wants to conduct.
(g) A suspension or revocation of a Type 12-Microbusiness licensee shall affect all commercial
cannabis activities allowed pursuant to that license.
(h) Areas of the premises for manufacturing and cultivation shall be separated from the
distribution and retail areas by a wall and all doors between the areas shall remain closed when
not in use.
Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26013 and
26070, Business and Professions Code.