§ 4-41a-603 — Cannabis product -- Product quality.

(1) A cannabis processing facility:

(1)(a) may not produce a cannabis product in a physical form that:
(1)(a)(i) the facility knows or should know appeals to children;
(1)(a)(ii) is designed to mimic or could be mistaken for a candy product; or
(1)(a)(iii) for a cannabis product used in vaporization, includes a candy-like flavor or another flavor that the facility knows or should know appeals to children;
(1)(b) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(iii), may produce a concentrated oil with a flavor that the department approves to facilitate minimizing the taste or odor of cannabis; and
(1)(c) shall ensure that batch heavy metal testing is conducted on any vaporizer cartridge that is used with a cannabis product.
(2) A cannabis product may vary in the cannabis product's labeled cannabinoid profile by up to 10% of the indicated amount of a given cannabinoid, by weight.
(3) A cannabis processing facility shall isolate any artificially derived cannabinoid to a purity of greater than 95%, as determined by an independent cannabis testing laboratory using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy or an equivalent method.
(4) The department shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:

(4)(a) adopt human safety standards for the manufacturing of cannabis products that are consistent with best practices for the use of cannabis; and
(4)(b) further define standards regarding products that may appeal to children under Subsection (1)(a).
(5) Nothing in this section prohibits a sugar coating on a gelatinous cube, gelatinous rectangular cuboid, or lozenge to mask the product's taste, subject to the limitations on form and appearance described in Subsections (1)(a) and (4)(b).

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 313, 2023 General Session