California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 11480.1

(A) A Schedule I or II research registration issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(B) An approval from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for a research registration that is conditional on the approval of the panel.

(C) A copy of the application for a research registration submitted to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, accompanied by a written acknowledgment of receipt of the application.

(D) Other evidence of authorization to conduct the research project pursuant to the federal Controlled Substances Act.

(A) A letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration approving the application for an investigational new drug.

(B) A letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration indicating that the study may proceed.

(C) Documentation that the 30-day statutory period for the United States Food and Drug Administration to respond to a project's submission of an application for approval of an investigational new drug has expired.

(D) A signed copy of the United States Food and Drug Administration Investigational New Drug Application.

(4)(A) For research projects involving human subjects, an approval letter from an institutional review board established in accordance with federal law, including, but not limited to, Part 46 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, demonstrating that the board's evaluation of the underlying research protocol has considered relevant federal and state laws regarding the use of human subjects, including, but not limited to, the Protection of Human Subjects in Medical Experimentation Act (Chapter 1.3 (commencing with Section 24170) of Division 20) and laws governing research involving inmates, as described in Title 2.1 (commencing with Section 3500) of Part 3 of the Penal Code, the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and laws governing birth and death certificates, as described in Part 1 (commencing with Section 102100) of Division 102.  A letter submitted pursuant to this paragraph may indicate approval by the board conditioned upon the approval of the panel.

(B) For research projects involving animal subjects, an approval letter from an institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) established pursuant to federal law demonstrating that the IACUC has considered relevant federal and state laws regarding for the use of live, vertebrate animals in the research project, and their humane treatment.