§17411. Packaging.
(a) A package used to contain a cannabis good shall comply with the following requirements:
- The package shall protect the cannabis good from contamination and shall not expose the good to any toxic or harmful substance.
- The package shall be tamper-evident, which means that the packaging is sealed so that the contents cannot be accessed without obvious destruction of the seal upon initial opening.
- If the cannabis good has more than one serving, the package shall be resealable.
- The package shall not imitate any package used for products typically marketed to children.
- If the cannabis good is an edible product, the package shall be opaque.
- Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), cannabis beverages may be packaged in glass containers that are clear or any color.
- The package shall be child-resistant, as described in section 17412.
Authority: Sections 26013 and 26130, Business and Professions Code.
Reference: Sections 26120 and 26121, Business and Professions Code.
§17412. Child-Resistant Packaging Requirements.
(a) A package containing cannabis or cannabis products transferred to a distributor for retail sale shall be child-resistant, as follows:
- The package for an edible product, an orally consumed concentrate, or a suppository shall be child-resistant for the life of the product. A package that contains more than a single serving is not required to be child-resistant if each individual serving is packaged in child-resistant packaging.
- Cannabis or a cannabis product intended to be inhaled or a cannabis product that is applied topically may utilize packaging that is child-resistant only until first opened, if the package is labeled with the statement: “This package is not child-resistant after opening.”
(b) The following packages are considered child-resistant for purposes of this article:
- Any package that has been certified as child-resistant under the requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 Regulations (16 C.F.R. § 1700.15(b)(1)) (Rev. July 1995), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- A bottle sealed with a pry-off, metal crown, cork-style bottle cap, provided that the bottle contains only a single serving.
- Plastic packaging that is at least four (4) mils thick and heat-sealed without an easy- open tab, dimple, corner, or flap, provided that the package contains a cannabis product described in subsection (a)(2) or a cannabis product that is only a single serving.
Authority cited: Sections 26013 and 26130, Business and Professions Code.
Reference: Sections 26011.5, 26120 and 26121, Business and Professions Code.