Bus. & Prof. Code, § 26303 · Article 2. Agreements
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 26303
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) An agreement shall require that the contracting state impose requirements on foreign licensees with regard to cannabis and cannabis products to be sold or otherwise transferred or distributed within this state that meet or exceed the requirements applicable to state licensees, including all of the following:
(1) Enforceable public health and safety standards that are equivalent to the requirements of this division.
(2) Mandatory participation in a system administered by the state to regulate and track the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, sale, and destruction of cannabis and cannabis products from seed to sale.
(3) Standards for the testing of cannabis or cannabis products that meet or exceed the standards applicable to testing laboratories licensed under this division.
(4) Requirements for the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products that meet or exceed the packaging and labeling requirements established pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 26120).
(5) Requirements for quality assurance and inspection of cannabis or cannabis products that meet or exceed the requirements applicable to cannabis or cannabis products cultivated, manufactured, or sold by state licensees.
(6) Restrictions on marketing, labeling, and advertising within this state by foreign licensees that meet or exceed the restrictions on state licensees established in Section 26063 and Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 26150).
(7) A process for the identification of adulterated or misbranded cannabis products, and the destruction of those products, using standards that meet or exceed the standards and procedures established pursuant to this division.
(b) An agreement shall require that the contracting state impose restrictions upon advertising, marketing, labeling, or sale within the contracting state that meet or exceed the restrictions established in Section 26063.
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History
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 396, Sec. 3. (SB 1326) Effective January 1, 2023.
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