California cannabis compliance record: BUDGET KING, LLC
Public records from the California Department of Cannabis Control.
A public-records dossier across every dimension Phenominal tracks for BUDGET KING, LLC (license C9-0000041-LIC) — distress signals, identity & relationships, and public footprint — with source attribution and a court-defensible audit chain.
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C9-0000041-LICCurrent license profile
Budget King, LLC
d/b/a BUDGET KING, LLC
- License number
C9-0000041-LIC- License type
- Commercial - Retailer - Non-Storefront
- Designation
- Adult-Use and Medicinal
- Term
- Annual
- Issued
- 01/10/2020
- Expires
- 01/09/2027
- Structure
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Premises
- Sacramento County, CA
- Issuing authority
- Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC)
- CA SoS entity number
201801010381- Formation date
- 12/27/2017
Source: DCC License Search · DCC refresh: 05/20/2026 · Last updated: 2026-07-31
Regulatory & financial distress
DCC product recalls 11
California DCCLavinia Before Sex Edible
Punch Bar Edible
Punch Edible
Punch Vape Cartridge
Alien Labs Flower
Alien Labs Flower and Pre-Roll
Alien Labs Flower
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| 07/02/2026 | Voluntary | Contamination | Received at retail | Stiiizy Vape Cartridge and Integrated Vaporizer | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category II Contamination (Pyrethrins)” | View → |
| 06/25/2026 | Voluntary | Label / data | Received at retail | Lavinia Before Sex Edible | “Misbranded: Other” | View → |
| 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 → |
| 09/05/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination | Received at retail | Punch Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Daminozide)” | View → |
| 06/26/2025 | Mandatory | Contamination | Received at retail | Alien Labs Flower | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.)” | View → |
| 04/15/2025 | Mandatory | Contamination | Received at retail | Alien Labs Flower and Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.)” | View → |
| 01/06/2025 | Voluntary | Mixed | Received at retail | Alien Labs Flower | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.); Inaccurate Labeling (Cannabinoid inflation)” | View → |
| 09/06/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination | Received at retail | Cloud Cannabis Oil Vaporizer Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Chlorfenapyr)” | View → |
| 09/06/2024 | Mandatory | Contamination | Received at retail | Circles Cannabis Oil Vaporizer Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Chlorfenapyr)” | 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 4
CA Secretary of State| Entity name | Filing | Filed | Type |
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| BUDGET KING, LLC | Statement of Information | 04/17/2026 | Limited Liability Company - CA |
| BUDGET KING, LLC | Statement of Information | 04/17/2026 | Limited Liability Company |
| BUDGET KING, LLC | Articles of Organization | 12/27/2017 | Limited Liability Company - CA |
| BUDGET KING, LLC | Articles of Organization | 12/27/2017 | Limited Liability Company |
Liens & secured filings 6
CA Secretary of StateFOUNDERSJT LLC
FOUNDERSJT LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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| UCC | FOUNDERSJT LLC | 07/01/2025 | Terminated | — |
| UCC | FOUNDERSJT LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS COLLATERAL AGENT | 08/19/2022 | Terminated | — |
| Notice of State Tax Lien | — | 09/04/2020 | Active | $1,084.22 |
| Notice of State Tax Lien | EDD | 09/04/2020 | Terminated | — |
| Notice of State Tax Lien | — | 07/21/2020 | Active | $975.34 |
| Notice of State Tax Lien | EDD | 07/21/2020 | Terminated | — |
Showing 1–6 of 6 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 | Budget King, LLC |
| Registered agent | Azzalino · Individual Agent |
| Known DBA | BUDGET KING, LLC DCC |
| Most recent SI filing | 04/17/2026 · 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 12
CA Secretary of State · county FBNDisclosed principals (CA SoS)
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eaze California LLC | Manager or Member |
| Cory •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Mazarakis •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Macdonald •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Apfelbaum •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Hussey •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Mancebo •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Kingsley •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Nordquist •••••••• | Manager or Member |
| Eaze Inc. | Manager or Member |
| Vireo Growth Inc. | 220 |
| Mazarakis •••••••• | Chief Executive Officer |
Physical operations & local authorization 3 records
California DCC · municipal records| Principal address CA SoS | 1••• ••••••••, SACRAMENTO, CA ••••• |
| Business phone | (916) •••-••56 |
| Business email | T•••@stachs.Co |
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 BUDGET KING, LLC (license C9-0000041-LIC). Retrieved July 31, 2026 at 6:27 pm UTC from https://phenominal.io/recalls/licensee/C9-0000041-LIC.
- Canonical URL
https://phenominal.io/recalls/licensee/C9-0000041-LIC- Authoritative source
- California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)
- Aggregator
- Phenominal Consulting — phenominal.io
- Generated
- July 31, 2026 at 6:27 pm UTC
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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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