The following packaging requirements apply to all usable medical cannabis (retail-ready) being transferred to or sold to a medical cannabis dispensary for sale to a qualified patient and/or caregiver. Packaging and labelling, meeting the following requirements, must be in place when transferred or sold to a medical cannabis dispensary:
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Labels, packages, and containers shall not be attractive to minors and shall not contain any content that reasonably appears to target children, including toys, cartoon characters, or any color scheme, image, graphic, or feature that might reasonably be expected to make the product label, package, or container entice or appealing to children.
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Packages should be designed to minimize appeal to children and shall not depict images other than the business name and logo of the medical cannabis establishment.
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Packaging shall contain a label that reads: "Keep out of reach of children."
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All usable medical cannabis and cannabis products shall be packaged in child-resistant containers at the point of sale or other transfer to a patient, a patient's parent, or legal guardian if patient is a minor, or a caregiver.
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Packages and labels shall not contain product names related to candy or candies or any spellings thereof (e.g., kandy, kandies, etc.) or feature images that look like candy.
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No cannabis and/or cannabis products shall be intentionally or knowingly packaged or labeled to cause a reasonable patient confusion as to whether the medical cannabis or medical cannabis product is a trademarked product or any commercially available candy, snack, baked good or beverage.
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Packages and labels shall not make any claims or statements that the medical cannabis or medical cannabis products provide health or physical benefits to the patient.
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Shall not contain the logo of the Department or any seal, flag, crest, coat of arms, or other insignia that could reasonably mislead any person to believe the product has been endorsed, manufactured, or used by any state, county, or municipality or any agency thereof.
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Cannabis products that have a potency of over thirty percent (30%) total THC shall be labeled as "extremely potent."
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Edible cannabis products shall be labeled in a manner which indicates the number of servings of THC in the product and include a statement that the product’s potency was tested with an allowable variance of plus or minus 10%. Potency of all products shall test +/- 10% of label claim or be repackaged to meet actual concentration. The single service size shall also be included on the label. All edible cannabis product shall be labeled.
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Usable medical cannabis must include the following on the label:
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Name of the cannabis and/or cannabis product.
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Batch number of the cannabis and/or cannabis product.
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Unique identifier number created by the seed to sale system.
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Net quantity or weight of contents.
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The length of time it typically takes for the product to take effect.
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Disclosure of ingredients and possible allergens.
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A nutritional fact panel (applicable to cannabis products meant to be ingested).
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The total amount of THC and CBD in the product as verified by the cannabis testing facility.
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Terpenoid profile in the product as verified by the cannabis testing facility (if applicable).
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A notice of the potential harm caused by consuming medical cannabis; and,
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For edible cannabis products, when practicable, the Mississippi standard symbol indicating the product contains cannabis.
See 15 Miss. Admin Code Subpart 6.
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