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20-56-306. Prohibitions on manufacturing and processing medical marijuana — Definition.
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20-56-306. Prohibitions on manufacturing and processing medical marijuana — Definition.
(a) As used in this section, “commercially available” means any candy, food, or beverage product that is produced or sold by a third party.
(b) A cultivation facility, dispensary, or processor shall not process or manufacture a medical marijuana product in a non-childproof package or container for consumption that:
(1) Is likely to appeal to minors due to shape, color, taste, or design, including without limitation:
(A) Products that are modeled after noncannabis products primarily consumed by and marketed to children;
(B) Products in the shape of an animal, vehicle, person, or character; and
(C) Products that contain cannabinoid concentrates or extracts that, as determined by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, closely resemble foods or beverages that are attractive to minors and that are commonly sold in retail establishments in individually packaged portions or in multiple packs of individually packaged portions, regardless of whether the foods or beverages are generic, trademarked, or branded products, including without limitation candy, cookies, cakes, pastries, chewing gum, and brownies; or
(2) Is manufactured by applying cannabinoid concentrates or extracts to trademarked or branded food, candy, or beverages that are commercially available without cannabinoid concentrates or extracts and are commonly sold at retail establishments in individual portions or in multiple packs of individually packaged portions.
(c)(1) The division shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
(2)(A) When adopting the initial rules to implement this section, the final rules shall be filed with the Secretary of State for adoption under § 25-15-204(f):
(i) On or before Ja
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-56-306
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20-56-306. Prohibitions on manufacturing and processing medical marijuana — Definition.
(a) As used in this section, “commercially available” means any candy, food, or beverage product that is produced or sold by a third party.
(b) A cultivation facility, dispensary, or processor shall not process or manufacture a medical marijuana product in a non-childproof package or container for consumption that:
(1) Is likely to appeal to minors due to shape, color, taste, or design, including without limitation:
(A) Products that are modeled after noncannabis products primarily consumed by and marketed to children;
(B) Products in the shape of an animal, vehicle, person, or character; and
(C) Products that contain cannabinoid concentrates or extracts that, as determined by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, closely resemble foods or beverages that are attractive to minors and that are commonly sold in retail establishments in individually packaged portions or in multiple packs of individually packaged portions, regardless of whether the foods or beverages are generic, trademarked, or branded products, including without limitation candy, cookies, cakes, pastries, chewing gum, and brownies; or
(2) Is manufactured by applying cannabinoid concentrates or extracts to trademarked or branded food, candy, or beverages that are commercially available without cannabinoid concentrates or extracts and are commonly sold at retail establishments in individual portions or in multiple packs of individually packaged portions.
(c)(1) The division shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
(2)(A) When adopting the initial rules to implement this section, the final rules shall be filed with the Secretary of State for adoption under § 25-15-204(f):
(i) On or before January 1, 2020; or
(ii) If approval under § 10-3-309 has not occurred by January 1, 2020, as soon as practicable after approval under § 10-3-309.
(B) The division shall file the proposed rules with the Legislative Council under § 10-3-309(c) sufficiently in advance of January 1, 2020, so that the Legislative Council may consider the rule for approval before January 1, 2020.
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10-3-309. Review and approval of state agency rules — Definitions.
(a)(1)(A) In the passage of this section, the General Assembly is aware of the significant number of laws which have been enacted granting to boards, commissions, departments, and administrative agencies of state government the authority to promulgate and enforce rules.
(B) The General Assembly is further aware that ample safeguards have not been established whereby the General Assembly may be informed of circumstances in which administrative rules do not conform to legislative intent.
(2) It is the purpose of this section to establish a method for continuing legislative review and approval of such rules to correct abuses of rulemaking authority or clarify legislative intent with respect to the rulemaking authority granted the administrative boards, commissions, departments, or agencies.
(b) As used in this section:
(1)(A) “Rule” means a state agency statement of general applicability and future effect that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy or describes the organization, procedure, or practice of a state agency and includes without limitation the amendment or repeal of a prior rule.
(B) “Rule” does not mean:
(i) A statement that concerns the internal management of a state agency and that does not affect the private rights or procedures available to the public;
(ii) A declaratory order or ruling issued under § 25-15-206 or other provision of law applicable to the state agency issuing the declaratory order or ruling;
(iii) Intraagency memoranda; or
(iv) A medical code within the Arkansas Medicaid Program that is issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including without limitation:
(a) Current Procedural Terminology codes;
(b) Healthcare Common Pro
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 10-3-309
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25-15-204. Rules — Procedure for adoption.
(a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule, the agency shall:
(1)(A)(i) Give at least thirty (30) days' notice of its intended action.
(ii) The thirty-day period shall begin on the first day of the publication of notice.
(B) The notice shall include:
(i) A statement of the terms or substance of the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved; and
(ii) The time, location, and manner in which an interested person may present his or her position on the intended action of the agency or on the issues related to the intended action of the agency.
(C) The notice shall be mailed to:
(i) A person specified by law; and
(ii) A person who has requested advance notice of rulemaking proceedings.
(D) Unless otherwise provided by law, the notice shall be published:
(i) In a newspaper of general daily circulation for three (3) consecutive days and, when appropriate, in those trade, industry, or professional publications that the agency may select.
(ii) By the Secretary of State on the internet for thirty (30) days under § 25-15-218.
(E)(i) If enacted legislation requires or results in more than one (1) agency adopting, amending, or repealing rules on a similar subject matter, the agencies may publish a combined notice for all rules.
(ii) The combined notice shall:
(a) Include:
(1) The names of all agencies involved in the collective filing; and
(2) The time, location, and manner in which an interested person may present his or her position on the intended action of each agency or on the issues related to the intended action of each agency; and
(b) Meet the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)(C) and (D) of this section;
(2)(A) Afford all interested persons reasonable o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-204
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-15-204. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.