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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 3. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Agency 10. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority
Chapter 70. Labeling and Packaging
4/17/2025

3VAC10-70-20. Labeling of cannabis products.

A. Each container and layer of packaging containing cannabis shall prominently display the universal symbol.

B. Cannabis products produced as a batch shall be:

1. Unadulterated;

2. Processed, packaged, and labeled according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements (21 CFR Part 111); and

3. Labeled with:

a. The name and address of the pharmaceutical processor;

b. The cannabis product name that was registered with the board pursuant to § 4.1-1603.2 of the Code of Virginia;

c. A description of the product's purpose and instructions for use;

d. Child and safety warnings, as approved by the authority, in a conspicuous font;

e. A unique serial number that matches the product with the pharmaceutical processor batch and lot number, including the cultivator and manufacturer if produced from bulk cannabis oil, botanical cannabis, or usable cannabis obtained through distribution from another pharmaceutical processor, so as to facilitate any warnings or recalls the board or pharmaceutical processor deem appropriate;

f. The date of testing and packaging;

g. For products produced from bulk cannabis oil, botanical cannabis, or usable cannabis obtained through distribution from another pharmaceutical processor, the name and address of the testing laboratory;

h. The expiration date, which shall be 12 months or less from the date of the cannabis product registration approval, unless supported by stability testing;

i. The quantity of cannabis products contained in the batch;

j. A terpenes profile and a list of all active and inactive ingredients, including:

(1) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);

(2) Tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THC-A);

(3) Cannabidiol (CBD); and

(4) Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA);

k. For botanical cannabis products, list of only total cannabidiol (CBD) and total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);

l. For cannabis oil products, pass or fail rating based on the laboratory's microbiological, mycotoxins, heavy metals, residual solvents, and pesticide chemical residue analysis; and

m. For botanical cannabis products, a pass or fail rating based on the laboratory's microbiological, mycotoxins, heavy metals, pesticide chemical residue analysis, water activity, and moisture content.

C. If the immediate container is too small, then an outer layer of packaging shall include the requirements of subdivision B 3 of this section and the immediate container shall include:

1. Pharmaceutical processor name, telephone number, and email or website;

2. The cannabis product name that was registered with the board pursuant to § 4.1-1603.2 of the Code of Virginia;

3. The serial number assigned to the product during production;

4. A prominently printed expiration date;

5. The quantity of cannabis products by weight, volume, or count and weight; and

6. A list of all active ingredients, including:

a. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);

b. Tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THC-A);

c. Cannabidiol (CBD); and

d. Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA).

D. Labels may be accordion, expandable, extendable, or layered to permit labeling of containers of any manner of size or shape.

E. Cannabis vaporizer cartridges shall bear a universal symbol no smaller than one-quarter-inch wide by one-quarter-inch high that is engraved, printed, or affixed with a sticker.

F. No pharmaceutical processor shall label cannabis products as "organic" unless the cannabis plants have been organically grown and the cannabis oil products have been produced, processed, manufactured, and certified to be consistent with organic standards in compliance with 7 CFR Part 205.

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; amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 14, eff. February 10, 2025.

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