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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="36-203.1" title_number="36" title_name="Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Cannabis Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations establishing limits on the maximum potency of cannabis products sold in the State, including limits on the maximum amount of THC in individual cannabis products and limits on the maximum aggregate THC amount for multiple edible cannabis products packaged together.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A package of cannabis for distribution to a consumer or qualifying patient shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>conform to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>child–resistant packaging requirements established under 16 C.F.R. § 1700.15(b)(1); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>tamper–evident packaging;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide that packaging and labeling shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a finished product lot number and expiration date if applicable;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a statement:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>that consumption of cannabis may impair your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, use extreme caution;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>of potential risks associated with cannabis use, especially during pregnancy or breast feeding; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>that this package contains cannabis, keep out of the reach of children and animals;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the name, address, and phone number of the dispensary that sold the product to report an adverse event;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>any allergen warning required by law;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a listing of noncannabis ingredients; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>an itemization, including weight:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>of all cannabinoid and terpene ingredients specified for the product; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>concentrations of any cannabinoid of less than 1% printed with a leading zero before the decimal point.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Cannabis labeling and packaging may not include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>subject to subsection (d) of this section, any image that may appeal to children including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>images of food, candy, baked goods, cereal, fruit, and beverages; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a resemblance to the trademarked characteristic product–specialized packaging of any commercially available candy, snack, baked good, cereal, or beverage;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any image that is designed or likely to appeal to minors, including cartoons, toys, animals, children, or any likeness to images, characters, or phrases that are popularly used to advertise to children;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a statement, artwork, or design that could reasonably mislead any individual to believe that the packaging contains anything other than a finished cannabis product; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any image of a seal, flag, crest, coat of arms, or other insignia that could reasonably mislead any individual to believe that the product has been endorsed, manufactured, or used by any agency of a state or political subdivision.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to allow the sale, on or before July 1, 2024, of cannabis or cannabis products that are labeled or packaged using images described under subsection (c)(1) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
