California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 11 - Labeling and Packaging Requirements › Article 3 - Labeling Requirements › Section 17408 - Labeling Restrictions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Cannabis goods labeling shall not contain any of the following:
(1) The name of a California city, county, or
				  city and county, including any similar name that is likely to mislead consumers
				  as to the origin of the cannabis contained therein, unless one hundred percent
				  of the cannabis contained therein was produced in that city, county, or city
				  and county. For purposes of this subsection, a cannabis plant is considered to
				  have been produced within a city, county, or city and county if it was
				  cultivated within that boundary starting from the time the plant was no taller
				  or wider than 18 inches.
(2)
				  Content that is, or is designed to be, attractive to individuals under the age
				  of 21, as specified in section
				  15040(a)(2) and
				  (3).
(3) Any health-related statement that is
				  untrue or misleading. Any health-related statement must be supported by the
				  totality of publicly available scientific evidence (including evidence from
				  well-designed studies conducted in a manner which is consistent with generally
				  recognized scientific procedures and principles), and for which there is
				  significant scientific agreement among experts qualified by scientific training
				  and experience to evaluate such claims.
(4) If the product is an edible cannabis
				  product, a picture of the product contained therein.
(5) Any information that is false or
				  misleading. For purposes of this section, false and misleading information
				  includes, but is not limited to:
(A) Any
				  statement or indication that the cannabis or cannabis product is organic,
				  unless the National Organic Program (section
				  6517 of the federal Organic Foods
				  Production Act of 1990 (7
				  U.S.C. section 6501 et seq.)) authorizes
				  organic designation and certification for cannabis and the cannabis or cannabis
				  product meets the requirements for that designation and certification. This
				  includes use of the word "organic" or variants in spelling such as "organix" on
				  the labeling, except for use of the term "organic" in the ingredient statement
				  on the informational panel of a cannabis product in compliance with the
				  requirements of the programs established pursuant to Business and Professions
				  Code section
				  26062.
(B) Any statement or indication that the
				  cannabis or cannabis product is "OCal," "OCal certified," or made with "OCal
				  cannabis," if the cannabis or cannabis product has not been cultivated,
				  handled, processed, or manufactured in compliance with the requirements of the
				  programs established pursuant to Business and Professions Code section
				  26062.
(6) Any statement or indication of an
				  appellation of origin if the cannabis or cannabis product does not meet the
				  requirements of the program established pursuant to Business and Professions
				  Code section
				  26063.