New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 16 - RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION; PACKAGING AND LABELING OF CANNABIS ITEMS › Section 17:30-16.3 - Cannabis item labeling requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A cannabis cultivator or cannabis
				manufacturer, as applicable, shall ensure that each package of unusable or
				usable cannabis or cannabis product contains all information set forth in this
				section, whether printed directly on the package, or affixed with a compliant
				label before transfer to another cannabis business.
(b) Direct printing on the package of, or
				labels affixed to, unusable cannabis packaged for the purposes of manufacturing
				of cannabis items shall include the following consumer safety and product
				information:
1. The name, address, license
				number, telephone number of the cannabis cultivator, and cannabis manufacturer
				that produced the cannabis item, as applicable;
2. Net weight and quantity of the unusable
				cannabis or cannabis items contained in the package;
3. Production or harvest date;
4. Expiration date, consistent with the
				requirements at
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-11.8;
5. A sequential serial number, batch or lot
				number, and bar code to identify the batch or lot associated with cultivation
				or manufacturing;
6. A list of any
				other inactive or excipient ingredients besides unusable or usable cannabis or
				cannabis concentrate used to manufacture a cannabis product or contained within
				the package;
7. A list of all
				potential allergens contained within the cannabis product;
8. Whether the cannabis item requires
				refrigeration;
9. For a finished
				cannabis item, serving size and the total number of servings contained and the
				cannabinoid and terpene profile, in milligrams and as a percentage, of the
				cannabis item and of a single serving size.
i.
				For example: "The serving size of active THC in this product is X mg. This
				product contains X servings of cannabis, and the total amount of active THC in
				this product is X mg."
ii. The
				cannabinoid profile shall reflect for the consumer the total THC, total CBD,
				and total CBG in the finished cannabis item:
(1) Total THC = (THCA 0.877) + delta-9-THC;
				and
(2) Total CBD = (CBDA 0.877) +
				CBD;
iii. The cannabinoid
				profile may reflect for the consumer the total CBG, total CBN, total CBC, total
				THCV, total CBDV, or other total cannabinoids in the finished cannabis item:
(1) Total CBG = (CBGA 0.878) + CBG;
(2) Total CBC = (CBCA 0.877) + CBC;
(3) Total THCV = (THCVA 0.867) + THCV;
				and
(4) Total CBDV = (CBDVA 0.867)
				+ CBDV;
10. The
				strain/cultivar name, listed by scientific terms, if available, and generic or
				"slang" names;
11. For unusable or
				usable cannabis, the chemotype, growth method, an indication whether the
				cannabis was grown using all-organic materials, and a list of any allowable
				pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides used in cultivation pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-10.9.
i. Chemotypes shall be displayed as:
(1) "High THC, Low CBD," where the THC to CBD
				ratio is greater than 5:1 and the total THC percentage is 15 percent or
				greater;
(2) "Moderate THC,
				Moderate CBD," where the THC to CBD ratio is between 5:1 and 1:5 and the total
				THC percentage is between five percent and 15 percent;
(3) "Low THC, High CBD," where the THC to CBD
				ratio is less than 1:5 and the total THC percentage is less than or equal to
				five percent; or
(4) Where unusable
				or usable cannabis does not conform to one of the three chemotypes, it shall be
				listed as the closest chemotype determined by mathematical analysis of the
				ratio of THC to CBD.
ii.
				Growth methods include, but are not limited to:
(1) Indoor;
(2) Outdoor;
(3) Soil-grown;
(4) Hydroponic; or
(5) Aquaponic;
12. A summary of the written report detailing
				the results of the testing laboratory testing, including, but not limited to:
i. Potency of all major cannabinoids detected
				and listed in the written report; and
ii. A list of major terpenoids detected and
				listed in the written report;
13. Directions for inhalable, ingestible, or
				topical administration, as appliable;
14. Requirements for proper storage ;
				and
15. Optionally, a unique URL or
				QR code for each batch/lot that links to the complete written report.