Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
The following requirements are in addition to the packaging and
labeling requirements provided in WAC
314-55-105.
(1) Cannabis-infused products for oral
in-gestion sold at retail must be labeled on the principal display panel or
front of the product package with the "not for kids" warning symbol ("warning
symbol") created and made available in digital form to licensees without cost
by the Washington poison center (WPC). The warning symbol may be found on the
WPC's website.
(a) The warning symbol must be
of a size so as to be legible, readily visible by the consumer, and effective
to alert consumers and children that the product is not for kids, but must not
be smaller than three-quarters of an inch in height by one-half of an inch in
width; and
(b) The warning symbol
must not be altered or cropped in any way other than to adjust the sizing for
placement on the principal display panel or front of the product package,
except that a licensee must use a black border around the edges of the white
background of the warning symbol image when the label or packaging is also
white to ensure visibility of the warning symbol.
(c) Licensees may download the digital
warning symbol from the WPC and print stickers, or purchase and use a sticker
made available by the WPC, in lieu of incorporating the warning symbol on the
label or packaging as required under subsection (1) of this section. If a
licensee elects to use a warning symbol sticker, the sticker:
(i) Must meet all requirements of (a) and (b)
of this subsection; and
(ii) Must
not cover or obscure in any way labeling or information required on cannabis
products by WAC
314-55-105.
(2) All cannabis
products sold at retail must be labeled on the principal display panel or front
of the product package with the cannabis universal symbol ("universal symbol")
created and made available in digital form to licensees without cost by the
WSLCB. The digital file for the universal symbol is available on the WSLCB's
website.
(a) The universal symbol must be of
a size so as to be legible, readily visible by the consumer, and effective to
alert consumers that the product is or contains cannabis, but must not be
smaller than three-quarters of an inch in height by three-quarters of an inch
in width;
(b) The universal symbol
must not be altered or cropped in any way other than to adjust the sizing for
placement on the principal display panel or front of the product package;
and
(c) Licensees may download the
digital universal symbol from the WSLCB's website and print stickers in lieu of
incorporating the universal symbol on the label or packaging as required under
(a) and (b) of this subsection. If a licensee elects to use a universal symbol
sticker, the sticker:
(i) Must meet all
requirements of this section; and
(ii) Must not cover or obscure in any way
labeling or information required on cannabis products by WAC
314-55-105.
(3) For the purposes of
this section, "principal display panel" means the portion(s) of the surface of
the immediate container, or of any outer container or wrapping, which bear(s)
the labeling designed to be most prominently displayed, shown, presented, or
examined under conditions of retail sale. "Immediate container" means the
external container holding the cannabis product.
