1. (a) Cannabis or a nonmanufactured cannabis product to be sold, labeled, or represented as OCal must contain 100 percent OCal produced cannabis. The OCal cannabis or nonmanufactured cannabis product shall be labeled pursuant to section 10302 of this chapter.

2. (b) The ingredient statement of nonmanufactured OCal cannabis products shall not include ingredients:

   1. (1) produced using excluded methods, pursuant to section 10105(a) of this chapter;
   2. (2) produced using ionizing radiation, pursuant to section 10105(a)(5) of this chapter; and
   3. (3) processed using sewage sludge, pursuant to section 10105(a)(6) of this chapter.

3. (c) OCal cannabis or cannabis product packages may display, on the principal display panel, information panel, any other panel of the package and on any labeling or marketing information concerning the product, one or more of the following:

   1. (1) The term OCal to modify the name of the product;
   2. (2) The OCal seal; or

   3. (3) The seal, logo, or other identifying mark of the registered certifying agent that certified the operation that produced the finished product, provided that such seals or marks are not individually displayed more prominently than the OCal seal.

      d) The registered certifying agent of the cultivator or distributer that handled the finished product must be identified on the information panel, above the statement, “Certified OCal by * * *,” or similar phrase. The label may also display the business address, business website address, or telephone number of the identified registered certifying agent.

4. (e) Nonmanufactured OCal cannabis must be identified in the ingredient statement with the word, “OCal,” or with an asterisk or other reference mark which is defined below the ingredient statement to indicate that the cannabis has been OCal produced.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 26012 and 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26013, 26062 and 26062.5, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New article 4 (sections 10300-10303) and section filed 7-14-2021; operative 7-14-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 29).