3 AAC 306.345 - Packaging and labeling

(a) A retail marijuana store shall assure that

(1) marijuana sold on its licensed premises is packaged and labeled in compliance with 3 AAC 306.470 and 3 AAC 306.475;

(2) any marijuana product sold on its licensed premises is packaged and labeled in compliance with 3 AAC 306.565 and 3 AAC 306.570;

(3) at the point of sale, marijuana or a marijuana product sold is packaged in, resealable, child-resistant packaging designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open, but not normally difficult for adults to use properly; and

(4) unless already packaged by the cultivation facility or the manufacturing facility in an opaque package for final retail sale, any marijuana or marijuana product purchased by the consumer is placed in an opaque pacakage by the retail marijuana store or the consumer before the consumer exits the retail marijuana store

(b) In addition to labeling requirements provided in (a) of this section, a retail marijuana store shall affix a label to each package of marijuana or marijuana product that

(1) identifies the retail marijuana store selling the marijuana product by name or distinctive logo and marijuana establishment license number;

(2) states the estimated amount of THC in the labeled product; and

(3) contains each of the following statements:

(A) "Marijuana has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming and addictive.";

(B) "Marijuana impairs concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under its influence.";

(C) "There are health risks associated with consumption of marijuana.";

(D) "For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of the reach of children.";

(E) "Marijuana should not be used by women who are pregnant or breast feeding.".

(c) In this section, "paque" means a pacakging material that does not allow the contents of the package to be seen without opening the package.

Notes

3 AAC 306.345

Eff. 2/21/2016, Register 217, April 2016; am 11/8/2018, Register 228, January 2019; am 12/5/2021, Register 240, January 2022

Authority:AS 17.38.010

AS 17.38.070

AS 17.38.121

AS 17.38.150

AS 17.38.190

AS 17.38.200

AS 17.38.900