N.Y.
Public Health Law Section 3398-M
Packaging and labeling of cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract
1.
Cannabinoid hemp processors shall be required to provide appropriate label warning to consumers, and restricted from making unapproved label claims, as determined by the department, concerning the potential impact on or benefit to human health resulting from the use of cannabinoid hemp, hemp extract and products derived therefrom for human consumption, which labels shall be affixed to those products when sold, pursuant to rules and regulations that the department may adopt.2.
The department may, by rules and regulations, require processors to establish a code, including, but not limited to QR code, for labels and establish methods and procedures for determining, among other things, serving sizes or dosages for cannabinoid hemp, hemp extract and products derived therefrom, active cannabinoid concentration per serving size, number of servings per container, and the growing region, state or country of origin if not from the United States. Such rules and regulations may require an appropriate fact panel that incorporates data regarding serving sizes and potency thereof.3.
The packaging, sale, or possession of products derived from cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract used for human consumption not labeled or offered in conformity with regulations under this section shall be grounds for the seizure or quarantine of the product, the imposition of a civil penalty against a processor or retailer, and the suspension, revocation or cancellation of a license, in accordance with this article. * NB Repealed 6 months after the full cannabis control board created by Article 2 of the cannabis law has been appointed
Source:
Section 3398-M — Packaging and labeling of cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PBH/3398-M (updated Apr. 2, 2021; accessed Feb. 15, 2025).
