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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.17.18.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="18" heading="General Labeling Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All cannabis and cannabis products for retail sale shall be properly labeled in accordance with this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Labels required under this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as specifically authorized, be printed directly on, or on a label or sticker affixed directly to, the marketing layer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Use text no smaller than size 6 font or 1/12 an inch; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Use text clearly written and printed in the English language.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Warning Statements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All products sold for retail shall include all of the following warning statements in a manner that complies with §B of this regulation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“The contents may only be lawfully consumed by a consumer 21 years old or older, or a registered medical cannabis patient.”</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Consumption of cannabis may impair your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. Please use extreme caution.”</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“There may be health risks associated with cannabis use, especially if pregnant or breastfeeding.”</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>“This package contains cannabis. Keep out of reach of children and animals.”</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any product intended for topical application shall include a statement identifying that the product is not intended for human consumption, ingestion, or inhalation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any product for retail sale shall include the Maryland Poison Center emergency telephone number.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Product Information.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All products sold for retail shall include the following product information in a manner that complies with §B of this regulation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Net weight of the cannabis, or cannabis product;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Finished product lot number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Name of the licensee that packaged the product;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Name and phone number of the licensee that manufactured the product to report an adverse event;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>An itemization, including weight, of all cannabinoid and terpene ingredients specified for the product, with concentrates of any cannabinoid of less than 1 percent printed with a leading zero before the decimal point;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>If applicable, a list of all major allergens contained in and used to manufacture the cannabis finished product in accordance with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, 21 U.S.C. §343 (2010), specifically milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>A list of all noncannabis ingredients;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A list of any solvents used to produce the product; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Dates corresponding to the date that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The product was harvested, packaged, or produced; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The product would be considered expired by, or best used by.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The information required under §D(1)(e)—(g) of this regulation may be printed on an inner layer of a label or made available through a link or QR code.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A certificate of analysis completed by an independent testing laboratory in accordance with COMAR 14.17.08 and the Technical Authority shall be made available on the package through a link or QR code.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Universal Symbol.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Packages shall display the universal symbol:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>On the front or most predominantly displayed area of the package;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In an area no smaller than ½ inch by ½ inch;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In the form provided by the Administration and may not be modified, recreated, stylized, stretched, or otherwise distorted; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>On a background where the symbol is clearly distinguishable and identifiable.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The following symbol shall be the only symbol used on packages under this regulation:</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>