(a) A licensed distributor transport only licensee may transport cannabis or cannabis products between licensees; however, they shall not transport any cannabis or cannabis products except for immature cannabis plants, seeds, and trade samples to a licensed retailer or licensed microbusiness authorized to engage in retail sales.
(b) A complete application for a distributor transport only license shall include all the information required in an application for a distributor license.
(c) The licensing fee for a distributor transport only license will be based in part upon whether the licensee intends to transport only cannabis or cannabis products that the licensee has cultivated or manufactured (self-distribution), or whether the licensee intends to transport cannabis or cannabis products cultivated or manufactured by other licensees.
(d) A distributor transport only licensee shall comply with all of the requirements for a holder of a distributor license, except for those related to quality assurance and testing.
(e) A distributor transport only licensee shall not hold title to any cannabis or cannabis products unless the licensee also holds a Department-issued cultivation, manufacturing, retailer, or microbusiness license.
(f) Holding a distributor transport only license shall not authorize a licensee to:
(1) Engage in the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products as defined in Business and Professions Code section 26001(o);
(2) Engage in the wholesale, destruction, packaging, labeling, or storing of cannabis or cannabis products; or
(3) Arrange for the testing of cannabis or cannabis products by a testing laboratory.
(g) A distributor transport only licensee who is licensed to engage in self-distribution and whose licensed premises will be on the same property as their licensed cultivation or licensed manufacturing premises shall comply with the security provisions contained in chapter 1, article 5 of this division that are applicable to their licensed cultivation or licensed manufacturing premises.
Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26012 and 26070, Business and Professions Code.