1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Cartoon” means a drawing showing the features of the subject in a simplified or exaggerated way.
   2. (2) “Child resistant” means with respect to packaging of cannabis or cannabis product ready for retail sale, designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for a typical child younger than 5 years old to open and not to be significantly difficult for a typical adult to open, and complies with 16 CFR §1700.15(B)(1).
   3. (3) “Exit packaging” means an opaque bag, pouch, or other container that cannabis, cannabis products and/or cannabis seeds and plants are placed after a retail sale and before the purchased items leave the licensed premise.
   4. (4) “Lot” means all of a cannabis finished product that is uniform, that is intended to meet specifications, and that is manufactured, packaged, or labeled together during a specified time period according to a single lot record.
   5. (5) “Marketing layer” means the outermost layer of a retail sale container, which is most predominantly apparent and visible. If the container consists of only a single layer, then the outer surface of the container is the marketing layer.
   6. (6) “Tamper evident” means with respect to a device or process, bearing a seal, a label or a marking that makes unauthorized access to or tampering with a package, product, or container easily detectable.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202, 36-203, and 36-203.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.08 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.07 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)

Regulation .03D amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)