# Cannabis Cultivation License

*/Credentials/Cannabis_Cultivation_License*

## Credential Profile

**Issued By**: [Department of Cannabis Control](/Regulators/Department_of_Cannabis_Control)
**Satisfies**:
- [Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act](/Regulations/Medicinal_and_Adult-Use_Cannabis_Regulation_and_Safety_Act)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers](/Occupations/Farmers,_Ranchers,_and_Other_Agricultural_Managers)
**Recognized In**:
- [California](/Jurisdictions/California)
**Qualifies For Role**:
- [Cannabis Cultivator](/JobTypes/Cannabis_Cultivator)

## Neighborhood

### Related (depends on)

- [Cannabis Cultivation and Retail](/Industries/Cannabis_Cultivation_and_Retail) — depends on · Industries
- [Cannabis Cultivation](/Industries/Cannabis_Cultivation) — depends on · Industries

### Issued by

- [Department of Cannabis Control](/Regulators/Department_of_Cannabis_Control) — issued by · Regulators
- [State Cannabis Control Agency](/Regulators/State_Cannabis_Control_Agency) — issued by · Regulators

### Satisfies

- [Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act](/Regulations/Medicinal_and_Adult-Use_Cannabis_Regulation_and_Safety_Act) — satisfies · Regulations

### Problems this exposes

- [per-batch lab testing holds before product can be manifested to distributors](/Problems/per-batch_lab_testing_holds_before_product_can_be_manifested_to_distributors) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Metrc seed-to-sale tag reconciliation against physical plant counts](/Problems/Metrc_seed-to-sale_tag_reconciliation_against_physical_plant_counts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [annual renewal packets requiring updated security and waste-disposal plans](/Problems/annual_renewal_packets_requiring_updated_security_and_waste-disposal_plans) — exposes problem · Problems
- [state-residency and ownership-disclosure requirements blocking license transfer](/Problems/state-residency_and_ownership-disclosure_requirements_blocking_license_transfer) — exposes problem · Problems
- [staying under canopy square-footage tier limits as plants move through veg/flower](/Problems/staying_under_canopy_square-footage_tier_limits_as_plants_move_through_veg%2Fflower) — exposes problem · Problems
- [METRC/seed-to-sale tag reconciliation against physical plant counts is constant manual work](/Problems/METRC%2Fseed-to-sale_tag_reconciliation_against_physical_plant_counts_is_constant_manual_work) — exposes problem · Problems
- [water rights and pesticide-use permits are separate prerequisites tied to the license](/Problems/water_rights_and_pesticide-use_permits_are_separate_prerequisites_tied_to_the_license) — exposes problem · Problems
- [canopy-square-footage tier limits on the license cap legal production](/Problems/canopy-square-footage_tier_limits_on_the_license_cap_legal_production) — exposes problem · Problems
- [license is non-transferable across state lines, blocking multi-state operator consolidation](/Problems/license_is_non-transferable_across_state_lines,_blocking_multi-state_operator_consolidation) — exposes problem · Problems
- [owner/financier disclosure and background-check updates trigger re-vetting on any ownership change](/Problems/owner%2Ffinancier_disclosure_and_background-check_updates_trigger_re-vetting_on_any_ownership_change) — exposes problem · Problems
- [renewal requires up-to-date local zoning/conditional-use approval that can lapse independently](/Problems/renewal_requires_up-to-date_local_zoning%2Fconditional-use_approval_that_can_lapse_independently) — exposes problem · Problems
- [per-state license caps, residency, and ownership-disclosure rules](/Problems/per-state_license_caps,_residency,_and_ownership-disclosure_rules) — exposes problem · Problems
- [lab COA/testing compliance and remediation of failed batches](/Problems/lab_COA%2Ftesting_compliance_and_remediation_of_failed_batches) — exposes problem · Problems
- [canopy/plant-count limit enforcement under license tier](/Problems/canopy%2Fplant-count_limit_enforcement_under_license_tier) — exposes problem · Problems
- [seed-to-sale (Metrc/BioTrack) plant-tag and inventory-reconciliation reporting to the state](/Problems/seed-to-sale_(Metrc%2FBioTrack)_plant-tag_and_inventory-reconciliation_reporting_to_the_state) — exposes problem · Problems
- [canopy-square-footage tier limits and license-cap compliance during expansion](/Problems/canopy-square-footage_tier_limits_and_license-cap_compliance_during_expansion) — exposes problem · Problems
- [local conditional-use-permit plus state annual-license renewal dual-track](/Problems/local_conditional-use-permit_plus_state_annual-license_renewal_dual-track) — exposes problem · Problems
- [no-banking 280E cash-handling and state cannabis-tax remittance](/Problems/no-banking_280E_cash-handling_and_state_cannabis-tax_remittance) — exposes problem · Problems
- [track-and-trace discrepancy/destruction-event logging that triggers regulator holds](/Problems/track-and-trace_discrepancy%2Fdestruction-event_logging_that_triggers_regulator_holds) — exposes problem · Problems

### Recognized in

- [Washington](/Jurisdictions/Washington) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [Colorado](/Jurisdictions/Colorado) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [California](/Jurisdictions/California) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Qualifies for role

- [Grow Operations Manager](/JobTypes/Grow_Operations_Manager) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Cannabis Cultivator](/JobTypes/Cannabis_Cultivator) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Qualifies for

- [Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers](/Occupations/Farmers,_Ranchers,_and_Other_Agricultural_Managers) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Attests skill

- [Quality Control Analysis](/Skills/Quality_Control_Analysis) — attests skill · Skills
- [Operation and Control](/Skills/Operation_and_Control) — attests skill · Skills

### Attests knowledge

- [Production and Processing](/Knowledge/Production_and_Processing) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Law and Government](/Knowledge/Law_and_Government) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Biology](/Knowledge/Biology) — attests knowledge · Knowledge