Cannabis licensees would follow packaging and labeling rules

Cannabis packages would have to follow limits on colors, artwork, fonts, and shapes. The rules cover packages for cannabis products and restrict designs that appeal to minors or resemble products marketed to them. Color could be used for required warnings, approved safety or regulatory marks, and licensee logos not designed to appeal to minors. Packages would also have to be resealable and child-resistant; packages with edible cannabis would have to be opaque. These provisions would take effect January 1, 2027, if the bill were adopted.

Cannabis labels would have to avoid designs aimed at minors and show required product information. These rules apply to labels on cannabis products, including limits on mimicking the branding of non-cannabis products marketed to minors. Labels would include details such as ingredients, potency, warnings, and an expiration date. These provisions would take effect January 1, 2027, if the bill were adopted.

Products with unapproved artificial colors would be considered adulterated, and licensees could be penalized for noncompliant products. The provisions cover licensees that make, distribute, sell, or offer cannabis products for sale. A licensee would be liable for offering or selling a noncompliant product supplied by another party unless the licensee acted in good faith based on that party's assurance of compliance. These provisions would take effect January 1, 2027, if the bill were adopted.