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The certificate of accreditation to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 issued by the third-party accrediting body to the independent laboratory shall be available for review at the location at which the regulated hemp product is offered for sale or sold.\n\t\t\t\tThis subsection shall not (i) apply to products that are approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) be construed to prohibit any conduct permitted under Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.B\n\nNo person shall offer for sale or sell a regulated hemp product that depicts or is in the shape of a human, animal, vehicle, or fruit.C\n\nNo person shall offer for sale or sell a regulated hemp product that, without authorization, bears, is packaged in a container or wrapper that bears, or is otherwise labeled to bear the trademark, trade name, famous mark as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 1125, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of a product intended for human consumption other than the manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor that did in fact so manufacture, process, pack, or distribute such substance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288139,"text":"No person shall offer for sale or sell at retail a regulated hemp product unless the product is:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":288140,"text":"Contained in child-resistant packaging, as defined in § 4.1-600, if the product contains tetrahydrocannabinol;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":288141,"text":"Equipped with a label that states, in English and in a font no less than 1\/16 of an inch, (i) all ingredients contained in the substance; (ii) the amount of such substance that constitutes a single serving; (iii) the total percentage and milligrams of all tetrahydrocannabinols included in the substance and the total number of milligrams of all tetrahydrocannabinols that are contained in each serving; and (iv) if the substance contains tetrahydrocannabinol, that the product may not be sold to persons younger than 21 years of age; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":288142,"text":"Accompanied by a certificate of analysis, produced by an independent laboratory that is accredited pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization by a third-party accrediting body, that states the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the substance or the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the batch from which the substance originates. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 744<\/a> and 794<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73643,"section_number":"3.2-4126","catch_line":"Civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4126\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71934,"section_number":"4.1-600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-600\/"},{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"},{"id":68201,"section_number":"54.1-3442.5","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3442.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196239,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80435,"identifier":"3.2-4123","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/4\/3.2-4123","url":"\/3.2-4123\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4123\/","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/4\/3.2-4123","dublin_core":{"Title":"Product packaging, labeling, and testing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4123","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall offer for sale or sell at retail a regulated hemp product<\/span> unless the product is: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Contained in child-resistant packaging, as defined in § 4.1-600<\/a>, if the product contains tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Equipped with a label that states, in English and in a font no less than 1\/16 of an inch, (i) all ingredients contained in the substance; (ii) the amount of such substance that constitutes a single serving; (iii) the total percentage and milligrams of all tetrahydrocannabinols<\/span> included in the substance and the total number of milligrams of all tetrahydrocannabinols<\/span> that are contained in each serving; and (iv) if the substance contains tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span>, that the product may not be sold to persons younger than 21 years of age; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Accompanied by a certificate of analysis, produced by an independent laboratory that is accredited pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization by a third-party<\/span> accrediting body, that states the total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> concentration of the substance or the total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> concentration of the batch from which the substance originates. The certificate of accreditation to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 issued by the third-party<\/span> accrediting body to the independent laboratory shall be available for review at the location at which the regulated hemp product<\/span> is offered for sale or sold.\n\t\t\t\tThis subsection shall not (i) apply to products that are approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) or (ii) be construed to prohibit any conduct permitted under Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall offer for sale or sell a regulated hemp product<\/span> that depicts or is in the shape of a human, animal, vehicle, or fruit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No person shall offer for sale or sell a regulated hemp product<\/span> that, without authorization, bears, is packaged in a container or wrapper that bears, or is otherwise labeled to bear the trademark, trade name, famous mark as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 1125, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, processor<\/span>, packer, or distributor of a product intended for human consumption other than the manufacturer, processor<\/span>, packer, or distributor that did in fact<\/span> so manufacture, process<\/span>, pack, or distribute such substance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRODUCT PACKAGING, LABELING, AND TESTING (\u00a7 3.2-4123)\n\nA. No person shall offer for sale or sell at retail a regulated hemp product\nunless the product is:\n\n 1. Contained in child-resistant packaging, as defined in § 4.1-600, if\n the product contains tetrahydrocannabinol;\n\n 2. Equipped with a label that states, in English and in a font no less than\n 1\/16 of an inch, (i) all ingredients contained in the substance; (ii) the\n amount of such substance that constitutes a single serving; (iii) the total\n percentage and milligrams of all tetrahydrocannabinols included in the\n substance and the total number of milligrams of all tetrahydrocannabinols that\n are contained in each serving; and (iv) if the substance contains\n tetrahydrocannabinol, that the product may not be sold to persons younger than\n 21 years of age; and\n\n 3. Accompanied by a certificate of analysis, produced by an independent\n laboratory that is accredited pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 of the\n International Organization for Standardization by a third-party accrediting\n body, that states the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the\n substance or the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the batch from\n which the substance originates. The certificate of accreditation to standard\n ISO\/IEC 17025 issued by the third-party accrediting body to the independent\n laboratory shall be available for review at the location at which the\n regulated hemp product is offered for sale or sold.\n \t\t\t\tThis subsection shall not (i) apply to products that are approved for\n marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug\n Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) be construed to prohibit any\n conduct permitted under Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34\n of Title 54.1.\n\nB. No person shall offer for sale or sell a regulated hemp product that depicts\nor is in the shape of a human, animal, vehicle, or fruit.\n\nC. No person shall offer for sale or sell a regulated hemp product that, without\nauthorization, bears, is packaged in a container or wrapper that bears, or is\notherwise labeled to bear the trademark, trade name, famous mark as defined in\n15 U.S.C. § 1125, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device, or any\nlikeness thereof, of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of a\nproduct intended for human consumption other than the manufacturer, processor,\npacker, or distributor that did in fact so manufacture, process, pack, or\ndistribute such substance.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 744, 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}