Plain English Breakdown
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New Rules for Cannabis Drink Labels and Packaging
This law requires poison help numbers on labels, clear containers with measuring lines for multi-serving drinks, free measuring tools at purchase, and bans ads that encourage drinking multiple servings at once.
What This Bill Does
- Requires all edible cannabis products and beverages to list the national Poison Help line number on their labels or inserts.
- Mandates a printed notice on any cannabis beverage label if the product contains more than one serving.
- Requires containers for multi-serving cannabis drinks to be clear or see-through so buyers can see how much liquid is left inside.
- Requires drink containers to have visible lines showing where each single serving ends based on the liquid level.
- Requires sellers to offer customers a free measuring tool when they buy a multi-serving cannabis beverage.
- Prohibits companies from advertising or marketing multi-serving drinks as if they are meant for just one person.
Who It Names or Affects
- Companies that make, package, or sell edible cannabis products and beverages.
- Retail stores selling commercial cannabis activities under state licenses.
- Consumers who buy cannabis edibles or drinks with more than one serving per container.
Terms To Know
- MAUCRSA
- The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, the state law that sets rules for licensing and safety of cannabis businesses.
- AUMA
- The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64), which allows licensed adults to use marijuana commercially.
- THC
- Tetrahydrocannabinol, the main chemical in cannabis that causes a high; current law limits this to 10 milligrams per serving for edibles.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state when these new rules will officially start.
- The bill requires offering a measuring device but does not specify the exact size or type of tool that must be provided.
- These specific packaging and labeling changes apply only to cannabis beverages, while solid edibles have different existing requirements.