California cannabis compliance record: Discount Caregivers
Public records from the California Department of Cannabis Control.
A public-records dossier across every dimension Phenominal tracks for Discount Caregivers (license C12-0000022-LIC) — distress signals, identity & relationships, and public footprint — with source attribution and a court-defensible audit chain.
No editorial assessment, no derived scores, no rankings — just the regulator's own records, organized for search.
C12-0000022-LICCurrent license profile
Discount Caregivers
d/b/a Cloud 9 Distribution
- License number
C12-0000022-LIC- License type
- Commercial - Microbusiness
- Designation
- Adult-Use and Medicinal
- Term
- Annual
- Issued
- 05/23/2019
- Expires
- 05/22/2027
- Structure
- Corporation
- Premises
- Los Angeles County, CA
- Issuing authority
- Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC)
- CA SoS entity number
3017032- Formation date
- 06/22/2007
Source: DCC License Search · DCC refresh: 07/30/2026 · Last updated: 2026-07-31
Regulatory & financial distress
DCC product recalls 9
California DCCPunch Bar Edible
Punch Edible
Punch Bar Edible
California Love and Megan's Brand Flower
Black Pearl Infused Flower
Black Pearl Infused Flower
Passiflora Premium Flower
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| 05/05/2026 | Voluntary | Label / data | Received at retail | Punch Bar Edible | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Other” | View → |
| 03/06/2026 | Voluntary | Label / data | Received at retail | Punch Edible | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Other” | View → |
| 02/06/2026 | Voluntary | Label / data | Received at retail | Punch Bar Edible | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Other” | View → |
| 08/01/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination | Received at retail | California Love and Megan's Brand Flower | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.)” | View → |
| 05/28/2025 | Voluntary | Other | Received at retail | Quickies Flower, Pre-Roll, Infused Pre-Roll, and Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Other” | View → |
| 03/11/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination | Legal Business, Manufactured By, Received at retail | Black Pearl Infused Flower | “Adulterated: Other” | View → |
| 02/21/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination | Legal Business, Manufactured By, Received at retail | Black Pearl Infused Flower | “Adulterated: Other” | View → |
| 10/09/2024 | Voluntary | Contamination | Received at retail | Cali Heights Integrated Vaporizer and Vape Cartridge | “Potentially Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination and/or Pesticide Category II Contamination” | View → |
| 03/11/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination | Legal Business | Passiflora Premium Flower | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus fumigatus)” | View → |
Source: recalls.cannabis.ca.gov
License status history none found
California DCCChecked against California DCC — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
DCC enforcement actions none found
California DCCChecked against California DCC — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
DCC final decisions none found
California DCCChecked against California DCC — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
Cannabis Control Appeals Panel none found
Cannabis Control Appeals PanelChecked against Cannabis Control Appeals Panel — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
CA SoS entity record 3
CA Secretary of State| Entity name | Filing | Filed | Type |
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| DISCOUNT CAREGIVERS | Statement of Information | 04/07/2026 | Stock Corporation - CA - General |
| DISCOUNT CAREGIVERS | Statement of Information | 04/07/2026 | Corporation |
| DISCOUNT CAREGIVERS | Articles of Incorporation | 06/22/2007 | Stock Corporation - CA - General |
Liens & secured filings 2
CA Secretary of StateTRI STATE FUNDING GROUP LLC
CARAMANIS, JASON
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| UCC | TRI STATE FUNDING GROUP LLC | 12/29/2022 | Active | — |
| UCC | CARAMANIS, JASON | 01/18/2020 | Active | — |
Showing 1–2 of 2 filings.
Source: California Secretary of State lien filings (UCC financing statements, state & federal tax liens, judgment liens) naming this operator as debtor. Includes original filings and later amendments. Amounts shown are the figure stated on the filing where one is recorded (tax liens and judgment liens state an amount; UCC financing statements describe collateral rather than a sum). A dash means no amount is stated or the filing has not been processed.
Identity & relationships
Legal structure & DBAs
CA Secretary of State · DCC · county FBN| Legal name | Discount Caregivers |
| Registered agent | Akash Patel · Individual Agent |
| Known DBA | Cloud 9 Distribution DCC |
| Most recent SI filing | 04/07/2026 · Statement of Information filed with CA SoS |
Corporate family none found
SEC filingsChecked against SEC filings — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
Owner-graph & principals 3
CA Secretary of State · county FBNDisclosed principals (CA SoS)
| Name | Position |
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| AKASH •••••••• | Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Chief Financial Officer |
| Akash •••••••• | Director |
| James •••••••• | Director |
Physical operations & local authorization 4 records
California DCC · municipal records| Licensed premise | 8••• ••••••••, Canoga Park, CA ••••• |
| Business phone | (818) •••-••80 |
| Business email | D•••••••••••@icloud.Com |
| Local permit (la_city) | DISCOUNT CAREGIVERS · #0002256972-0001-2 since 06/29/2007 |
Industry-association membership none found
Industry associationsChecked against Industry associations — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
Public footprint & market context
Trade-press mentions none found
Trade pressChecked against Trade press — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
Industry-event presence & awards none found
Industry eventsChecked against Industry events — no records on file for this licensee. A confirmed clear, not an omission.
Citation & provenance
This page is an aggregation of public records published by the California Department of Cannabis Control. All factual statements on this page are sourced directly from DCC's published data. Use the citation below in legal filings, memoranda, and other professional contexts.
Phenominal Consulting, DCC Compliance Report for Discount Caregivers (license C12-0000022-LIC). Retrieved July 31, 2026 at 4:10 pm UTC from https://phenominal.io/recalls/licensee/C12-0000022-LIC.
- Canonical URL
https://phenominal.io/recalls/licensee/C12-0000022-LIC- Authoritative source
- California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)
- Aggregator
- Phenominal Consulting — phenominal.io
- Generated
- July 31, 2026 at 4:10 pm UTC
Statement of public records. The information on this page is a presentation of records made publicly available by the California Department of Cannabis Control. Phenominal Consulting is not the originating authority for any factual claim on this page. Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and currency of the underlying data rests with the California Department of Cannabis Control as the source agency.
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Not legal advice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice, regulatory interpretation, or a professional opinion of Phenominal Consulting. Legal interpretation of the records presented requires consultation with a licensed California attorney.
Editorial layer. Recall category labels (contamination, label/data, mixed, other, packaging) are interpretive groupings applied by Phenominal based on the verbatim DCC reason language; they are not DCC's own classification. The underlying recall text is reproduced verbatim on the per-recall pages, and every row links to the authoritative DCC source. Notice an inaccuracy? Let us know.
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