3 Va. Admin. Code § 10-40-170

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 3VAC10-40-170 - Prohibited practices

A. A medical cannabis facility shall not advertise (i) through any means unless at least 85% of the audience is reasonably expected to be 18 years of age or older, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data or (ii) on television or the radio at any time outside of regular school hours for elementary and secondary schools.

B. Advertising shall not:

1. Display cannabis products or images of products where the advertisement is visible to members of the public from any street, sidewalk, park, or other public place; and

2. Include coupons, giveaways of free cannabis products, or distribution of merchandise that displays anything other than the facility name and contact information.

C. No outdoor cannabis product advertising shall be placed within 1,000 feet of (i) a school or day care; (ii) a public or private playground or similar recreational or child-centered facility; or (iii) a substance use disorder treatment facility.

D. Signs placed on the property of a medical cannabis facility shall not:

1. Display imagery of cannabis or the use of cannabis or utilize long luminous gas-discharge tubes that contain rarefied neon or other gases;

2. Draw undue attention to the facility but may be designed to assist patients, parents, legal guardians, and registered agents to find the medical cannabis facility; or

3. Be illuminated during nonbusiness hours.

E. A medical cannabis facility shall not advertise at any sporting event or use any billboard advertisements.

F. No cannabis product advertising shall be on or in a public transit vehicle, public transit shelter, bus stop, taxi stand, transportation waiting area, train station, airport, or any similar transit-related location.

3 Va. Admin. Code § 10-40-170

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 11, eff. 1/1/2024.

Statutory Authority: §§ 4.1-601, 4.1-604, and 4.1-606 of the Code of Virginia.