Rule 1301:18-4-19 | Pre-approval requirements for packaging and labeling intended for direct customer sale.
(A) Prior to utilizing, transferring, selling, or distributing any packaging intended for direct customer sale, each cultivator and processor shall petition the division of cannabis control for written approval solely as outlined by this rule.
(B) In accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule, each licensee shall evidence in a form and manner prescribed by the division each of the following for any package intended for direct customer sale:
(1) The package is tamper-evident;
(2) The package is child resistant in accordance with 16 CFR 1700;
(3) At a minimum, renderings of the entirety of the package;
(4) In accordance with rule 1301:18-4-04 of the Administrative Code, the universal THC symbol, which shall be affixed in a form and manner that clearly and immediately indicates to a reasonable person that the package contains cannabis;
(5) The division of cannabis control seal, as prescribed by the division; and
(6) Any other information deemed necessary by the division.
(C) Upon receipt of an application, the division may:
(1) Approve the application;
(2) Approve the application, subject to certain mandates or limitations;
(3) Advise the licensee in writing that further information is needed; or
(4) Deny the application.
(D) Each licensee shall not sell cannabis unless and until it receives written approval by the division of cannabis control to utilize the packaging intended for direct customer sale.
(E) Upon receipt of written approval by the division, a licensee may sell cannabis only within the associated approved packaging for direct customer sale, and in accordance with any limitations, amendments, modifications, or remediations, as required by the division.
Last updated September 11, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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