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Tennessee Code Title 43. Agriculture and Horticulture § 43-27-209

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section effective July 1, 2024.>

(a) A product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid that is sold at retail must:

(1) Satisfy the child-resistant effectiveness standards under 16 CFR 1700.15(b)(1) when tested in accordance with the requirements of 16 CFR 1700.20; and

(2) Be labeled with:

(A) A list of ingredients and possible allergens and a nutritional fact panel;

(B) A warning statement concerning the risk of impairment from consumption of the product, keeping the product out of the reach of children, and other warning information as required by rule of the department of agriculture;

(C) If the product is ingestible, the amount of cannabinoid in each serving of the product, measured in milligrams;

(D) The total amount of hemp-derived cannabinoid in the entire package, measured in milligrams;

(E) The net weight of the product;

(F) A quick response (QR) code that can be scanned to access a website providing the product's batch number, date received, date of completion, method of analysis for the testing report required under § 43-27-207, including information regarding results of the product's full-panel and potency tests conducted pursuant to § 43-27-207(a); and

(G) An expiration date.

(b) A person who obtains a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid that is sold at retail shall store any unconsumed portion of the product in its original packaging. It is a Class C misdemeanor offense for a person to violate this subsection (b).

(c) A retailer or supplier of a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid shall not advertise, market, or offer for sale a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid by using, in the labeling or design of the product or product packaging or in advertising or marketing materials for the product trade dress, trademarks, branding, or other related imagery or scenery that depicts or signifies characters or symbols known to appeal primarily to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age, including, but not limited to, superheroes, comic book characters, video game characters, television show characters, movie characters, and unicorns or other mythical creatures.

(d) An ingestible product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid shall not:

(1) Be sold in a serving that contains more than twenty-five (25) milligrams, in the aggregate, of one (1) or more hemp-derived cannabinoids; or

(2) Be formed into the shape of an animal or cartoon character.

(e) The department of agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules for the packaging, labeling, and display of products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid that are offered for sale in this state.

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