Bill Text: CA AB1646 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Cannabis packaging: beverages.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-18 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 388, Statutes of 2022. [AB1646 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB1646-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Cannabis packaging: beverages.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-18 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 388, Statutes of 2022. [AB1646 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB1646-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1646
| Introduced by Assembly Member Chen |
January 13, 2022 |
An act to amend Section 26120 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to cannabis.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1646, as introduced, Chen.
Cannabis packaging: beverages.
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities, including retail commercial cannabis activity. Existing law places specified requirements on the packaging of cannabis and cannabis products, including authorizing cannabis beverages to be packaged in glass containers that are clear or any color.
This bill would authorize cannabis beverages to be packaged in clear
containers.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 26120 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 532 of the Statutes of 2021, is amended to read:26120.
(a) Prior to delivery or sale at a retailer, cannabis and cannabis products shall be labeled and placed in a tamper-evident, child-resistant package and shall include a unique identifier for the purposes of identifying and tracking cannabis and cannabis products. If the cannabis or cannabis product contains multiple servings, the package shall also be resealable.(b) Packages and labels shall not be made to be attractive to children.
(c) All cannabis and cannabis product labels and inserts shall include the following information prominently displayed in a clear and legible fashion in accordance with the requirements, including font size, prescribed by the department:
(1) The following statements, in bold print:
(A) For cannabis: “GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS CANNABIS, A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. CANNABIS MAY ONLY BE POSSESSED OR CONSUMED BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER UNLESS THE PERSON IS A QUALIFIED PATIENT. CANNABIS USE WHILE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING MAY BE HARMFUL. CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND OPERATE MACHINERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.”
(B) For cannabis products: “GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CANNABIS, A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. CANNABIS PRODUCTS MAY ONLY BE POSSESSED OR CONSUMED BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER UNLESS THE PERSON IS A QUALIFIED PATIENT. THE INTOXICATING EFFECTS OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS MAY BE DELAYED
UP TO TWO HOURS. CANNABIS USE WHILE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING MAY BE HARMFUL. CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND OPERATE MACHINERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.”
(2) For packages containing only dried flower, the net weight of cannabis in the package.
(3) Identification of the type of cannabis or cannabis product and the date of packaging.
(4) The appellation of origin, if any.
(5) List of pharmacologically active ingredients, including, but not limited to, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoid content, the THC and other cannabinoid amount in milligrams per serving, servings per package, and the THC and other cannabinoid amount in milligrams for the package total.
(6) A warning if nuts or other known allergens are used.
(7) Information associated with the unique identifier issued by the department.
(8) For a medicinal cannabis product sold at a retailer, the statement “FOR MEDICAL USE ONLY.”
(9) Any other requirement set by the department.
(d) Only generic food names may be used to describe the ingredients in edible cannabis products.
(e) Cannabis beverages may be packaged in glass containers that are clear or any color.
clear containers.
(f) In the event the Attorney General determines that cannabis is no longer a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law, the label prescribed in subdivision (c) shall no longer require a statement that cannabis is a Schedule I controlled substance.
