Current active CDPH licenses will be deactivated in Assure during the daytime on May 13 and a new DCC license will be inserted. Encrypted trace key information will be automatically transferred to the new license. No action is required from FI users for this change.

State Notification:

Changes Coming to Manufacturing License Numbers

Effective the evening of May 12, 2025, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) will relabel manufacturing licenses beginning with the prefix CDPH to the prefix DCC. This will ensure that the licenses are identifiable and consistent with the DCC name. 

The relabeling will only apply to the department prefix. DCC will not change the numbers used to identify a manufacturing license.  For example, license number CDPH-100000 will change to DCC-100000. 

Track-and-trace tags beginning with the CDPH prefix will remain valid. Tags ordered after the relabeling will use the DCC prefix.   

How licensees can prepare:  

• Make changes to packaging, labeling, marketing materials, and internal documents.  
• Licensees using third-party software to access Metrc should contact their third-party integrator(s) to ensure their integration won't be affected.  

Once the change takes effect:  

• DCC will update license records, certificates, and track-and-trace data to reflect the relabeled license number. 
• Licensees must use the relabeled license number when preparing a licensed transfer.  
• Licensees must print and post a physical copy of the updated license certificate at their premises (CCR 15039). 

Resources:  

• Licensing system portal - Access the license portals  
• How to print your updated license certificate  
• For manufacturing licensee resources - Manufacturing - Department of Cannabis Control   
• To look up a DCC license or business, visit the cannabis unified license search tool.  

If you have questions regarding this notice, please email us at info@cannabis.ca.gov.