3VAC10-70-55: Medical cannabis packaging requirements

A. Packaging shall be child-resistant except as provided in 3VAC10-40-20 A, tamper-resistant, and light-resistant based on the following standards:

1. A package shall be deemed child-resistant if it satisfies the standard for "special packaging" as set forth in the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 Regulations, 16 CFR 1700.1(b)(4). A pharmaceutical processor shall maintain a copy of the certificate showing that any packaging containing medical cannabis is child-resistant and complies with the requirements of 16 CFR 1700.15 and 16 CFR 1700.25.

2. A package shall be deemed tamper-resistant if it has one or more indicators or barriers to entry that would preclude its contents from being accessed or adulterated without indicating to a reasonable person that the package was breached; and

3. A package shall be deemed light-resistant if it is entirely and uniformly opaque and protects the whole of its contents from the effects of light.

B. Packaging shall not (i) bear any reasonable resemblance to a trademarked, characteristic, or product-specialized packaging of any commercially available candy, snack, baked good, or beverage or (ii) be designed in any manner to be especially appealing to persons younger than 21 years of age.