Rule 1301:18-4-09 | Pre-Approval Requirement for Product Registration.
(A) Each cultivator and processor shall not package, produce, transfer, distribute, or sell cannabis plant material or a cannabis product variation without prior written approval from the division of cannabis control.
(B) Each cannabis product variation shall be registered and designated by a unique identifying number to the product variation by the division.
(C) Prior to packaging, producing, transferring, distributing, or selling a cannabis product, each licensee shall apply in a manner prescribed by the division.
(D) Pursuant this rule, the division may:
(1) Pursuant to rule 1301:18-9-01 of the Administrative Code, conduct an inspection at the licensed premises and investigate any proposed product or associated procedure or equipment;
(2) Require testing or process verification pertaining to the new product;
(3) Approve the product registration;
(4) Deny the product registration; or
(5) Advise the licensee in writing that it failed to meet all mandates as established by the division.
(E) Upon receipt of written approval, the licensee may proceed with cultivating, manufacturing, and distributing the proposed product variation.
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