PACKAGING & LABELING: NEWLY AMENDED OLCC REGULATIONS

BY TODD KEY, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —
Amended regulations enacted by the OLCC became effective on Saturday February 1, 2020. The Commission amended 50 existing regulations covering a wide variety of matters related to both the marijuana and hemp industries. The following amended regulations are specific to Packaging and Labeling:
The former definition of “Activation Time” in the Packaging and Labeling definitions of OAR 845-025-7000 has been amended to include “hemp items,” which clarifies that all cannabinoid products are subject to the specific labeling requirements listed in OAR 845-025-7090 (Cannabinoid Edible Labeling Requirements), 845-025-7100 (Cannabinoid Concentrate and Extract Labeling Requirements), 845-025-7110 (Cannabinoid Tincture and Capsule Labeling Requirements), and 845-025-7120 (Cannabinoid Products Other than Cannabinoid Edibles, Topicals, Tinctures or Capsules).

Similarly, the former definition of “Processor” is expanded to include kief processors licensed under ORS 475B.070 and hemp growers and handlers licensed under ORS 571.305. The change in definition will expand the number of businesses subject to labeling requirements in 845-025-7080, 845-025-7090, 845-025-7100, 845-025-7110, and 845-025-7120.

New rules govern potency labeling of THC and CBD products that are tested on or after February 1, 2020. If laboratory testing indicates that the potency of either THC or CBD is below the limit of quantification, the result must be included on a label as “

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