California Cannabis Compliance Report — August 2025
California published 6 recalls and 15 enforcement actions in August 2025. 1 cited label or cannabinoid-pipeline failures.
Recalls this month
DCC enforcement actions this month
Every enforcement action this month
| Date | Action | License type / status | Licensee | Sections cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Distribution
Annual
|
5mil Logistics, LLC*
C11-0000293-LIC |
CCR §15041.3 CCR §15041.4 CCR §15044 CCR §15049 |
| 08/07/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Microbusiness
Annual
|
Magic Show, LLC
C12-0000312-LIC |
CCR §17214 CCR §17215 CCR §17216 BPC §26160 |
| 08/12/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Distribution
Provisional
|
RDS Management and Consulting, LLC
C11-0001529-LIC |
CCR §15023 CCR §15051 CCR §15306 CCR §17223 CCR §17800 CCR §17801 |
| 08/13/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Cultivation
Annual
|
TSBC Ranch
CCL20-0001414 |
CCR §15047.2 BPC §26053 |
| 08/13/2025 | Revocation |
Manufacturer
Provisional
|
Valley MD Solutions LLC
DCC-10004681 |
CCR §15000.1 CCR §15003 CCR §15023 CCR §15037 CCR §15044 CCR §17213 CCR §17216 CCR §17800 BPC §26160 |
| 08/14/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Retailer
Annual
|
Coalinga Retail Partners LLC
C10-0000842-LIC |
CCR §15041.1 CCR §15045 CCR §15051 CCR §15051 CCR §15048.5 CCR §17223 |
| 08/20/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Distribution
Annual
|
Mendocino Natural Farms Inc.
C11-0001407-LIC |
CCR §15000.1 CCR §15027 CCR §15047.2 CCR §15048.5 CCR §15049 CCR §15051 |
| 08/22/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Distribution
Annual
|
Gartik Corp.
C11-0000573-LIC |
CCR §15000.7 CCR §15047.2 CCR §15051 CCR §15052.1 CCR §15305 CCR §15314 |
| 08/22/2025 | Annual License Denial |
Microbusiness
Annual License Applicant
|
Clarmonti Consulting, LLC
C12-21-0000052-APP |
CCR §15000.1 CCR §15000.7 CCR §15007 CCR §15023 CCR §15036 CCR §15047.2 |
| 08/27/2025 | Annual License Denial |
Distribution
Annual License Applicant
|
Elevate Farmz, LLC
C11-18-0000680-APP |
CCR §15000.1 CCR §15027 CCR §17800 |
| 08/27/2025 | Annual License Denial |
Retailer (Non-Storefront)
Annual License Applicant
|
Love’s Connections, LLC
C9-23-0000102-APP |
CCR §15010 CCR §15015 CCR §17801 BPC §26055 |
| 08/29/2025 | Annual License Denial |
Manufacturer
Annual License Applicant
|
Natural Plant Extract of California, Inc.
APL-453 |
CCR §15000.3 CCR §15036 CCR §15042.1 CCR §15044 CCR §15046 CCR §15047.2 CCR §15052 CCR §17209 CCR §17223 CCR §17800 CCR §17800 BPC §26110 BPC §26160 |
| 08/29/2025 | Annual License Denial |
Distribution
Annual License Applicant
|
300, LLC
C11-18-0000213-APP |
CCR §15000.1 CCR §15023 CCR §15037 CCR §15044 CCR §15047.2 CCR §15049.2 CCR §15311 CCR §15314 CCR §17398 BPC §26039.5 BPC §26070 BPC §26070 BPC §26160 |
| 08/29/2025 | Annual License Denial |
Retailer (Non-Storefront)
Annual License Applicant
|
The Delivery, LLC
C9-23-0000127-APP |
CCR §15018 |
| 08/29/2025 | Citation and Fine |
Manufacturer
Annual
|
Apotheca Holdings, LLC
DCC-10004810 |
CCR §17214 CCR §17215 CCR §17216 |
Every recall this month
| Date | Type | Category | Licensee | Product | DCC reason (verbatim) | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination |
Coastal Business Distribution LLC
C11-0000173-LIC |
California Love and Megan's Brand Flower | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 08/05/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination |
Natura Manufacturing LLC
DCC-10004187 |
Sluggers Infused Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 08/05/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination |
Natura Manufacturing LLC
DCC-10004187 |
Iced Infused Flower and Infused Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.)” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 08/11/2025 | Voluntary | Label/data |
Korben Labs LLC
C11-0000834-LIC |
Himalaya Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated and Misbranded: Prohibited Product” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 08/12/2025 | Voluntary | Other |
Young Bulls LLC
C11-0001616-LIC |
8-Track Pre-Roll | “Adulterated: Other” |
Internal → DCC → |
| 08/22/2025 | Voluntary | Contamination |
Alkhemists LLC
DCC-10004691 |
Mr. Zips Vape Cartridge | “Adulterated: Pesticide Category I Contamination (Daminozide)” |
Internal → DCC → |
Trailing 12 months in context
Where this month sits in the trailing 12 months — recalls per month, with the label-pipeline share visible against the total.
| Month | Total recalls | Label-pipeline |
|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| November 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| December 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| January 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 14 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 18 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| Trailing-12 total | 91 | 33 |
About this report
This report is generated on the 1st of each month from data Phenominal Consulting maintains from two California Department of Cannabis Control public sources: recalls.cannabis.ca.gov (recall notices) and cannabis.ca.gov/cannabis-laws/compliance-action-records (enforcement actions — citations, suspensions, revocations, license denials). Every record on this report is sourced verbatim from a DCC public notice. The DCC portals are the authoritative source; if you find a discrepancy, the portal is correct — please let us know.
Category labels on recalls (contamination, label/data, mixed, other, packaging) are interpretive groupings applied by Phenominal Consulting based on the verbatim DCC reason language on each notice. They are not DCC's own classification. Enforcement action types (Citation and Fine, Suspension, Revocation, Annual License Denial) are DCC's own labels.
Counts reflect each separately-published record on the DCC portals. DCC publishes one recall row per recalled SKU; a single enforcement event that pulls multiple SKUs publishes as multiple rows. Enforcement actions are counted once per published action.
Report generated May 19, 2026 · 11:42 AM GMT+0000. Underlying data refreshed daily. Current live tracker: phenominal.io/recalls.
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