3VAC10-40-160. General provisions.
A medical cannabis facility may engage in marketing activities related to products, the medical cannabis program, the pharmaceutical processor company, and related communications, except those marketing activities that:
1. Include false or misleading statements;
2. Promote excessive consumption;
3. Depict a person younger than 21 years of age consuming cannabis;
4. Include any image designed or likely to appeal to minors, specifically including cartoons, toys, animals, children, or any other likeness to images, character, or phrases that are popularly used to advertise to children;
5. Depict products or product packaging or labeling that bears reasonable resemblance to any product legally available for consumption as a candy or that promotes cannabis consumption; or
6. Contain any seal, flag, crest, coat of arms, or other insignia that is likely to mislead patients or the general public to believe that the cannabis product has been endorsed, made, or used by the Commonwealth of Virginia or any of its representatives except where specifically authorized.
Statutory Authority
§§ 4.1-601, 4.1-604, and 4.1-606 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 11, eff. January 1, 2024.