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Distribution: License types

You need a distribution license to transport cannabis goods in California.

Type 11: distributor

  • Move cannabis and cannabis products between cultivation, manufacturing or distribution premises
  • Move finished cannabis goods to retail premises
  • Provide storage services to other licensees
  • Arrange for testing of cannabis goods

Type 13: transport-only distributor

  • Move cannabis and cannabis products between cultivation, manufacturing or distribution premises.

Reduced fees are available if you only want to transport the goods you cultivate or manufacture.