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LA Louisiana Medical Only
State Compliance Guide

Louisiana
Cannabis Packaging Requirements

Louisiana cannabis packaging is regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Cannabis Program. The market is medical only. Packaging must be child-resistant, must carry the state universal symbol, and must follow the warning rules below. No pre-approval of artwork is required. Royal Supply last reviewed this guide against the regulation on September 1, 2026.

0Required Warnings
YesChild-Resistant
NoPre-Approval Needed
September 1, 2026Last Reviewed
Official symbol available from the state agencySTATE SYMBOLVIA OFFICIAL AGENCY
No public artwork download — obtain via the state agency
01 — The Mark

Universal Symbol Requirements

Symbol Specifications

SymbolNo state cannabis symbol.
Minimum SizeNo state minimum size.
  • Royal Supply house standard — Louisiana sets no requirement here. Floor: keep label text at 1/16 inch or larger.
  • Keep any symbol conspicuous at shelf distance.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Our floor, not a Louisiana spec.
ColorsNo state color specification.
  • Royal Supply advice: keep any mark in strong contrast with the background.
PlacementNo state placement rule.
  • Leave a flat, unobstructed panel for the retailer's fulfillment label.
  • Keep branding and any symbol clear of that panel.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Design advice only. The non-obscuring rule behind it was repealed.
How To ObtainNothing to download - there is no Louisiana symbol.
  • Artwork or product-registration questions: LDH medical marijuana program, ldh.la.gov/page/medical-marijuana.

Louisiana requires no universal cannabis symbol.

  • No symbol provision in the rule or the statute.
  • LDH publishes no symbol artwork.
  • Any mark you use is brand artwork, not a compliance mark.

Official Files & Links

No official downloadable artwork published — see symbol specs and the agency site.

Design & Print Specs

Symbol ColorsNo state symbol — LDH publishes no artwork
CMYK / PMSNo state symbol
PlacementNo placement rule; leave a flat panel clear for the retailer fulfillment label
Bold RequiredNo

Louisiana prescribes no symbol, no type size, no colour and no warning statement. The nine mandated label elements are applied by the retailer at fulfillment. There is no maximum container size. The 1/16 inch floor previously shown here is a Royal Supply legibility recommendation, not a Louisiana rule.

02 — What We Recommend

Warning Statements (0)

Louisiana prescribes no warning wording for cannabis packaging. Everything below is Royal Supply's own recommended copy or is pending verification — printing it is voluntary, and printing none of it is equally compliant.

Product
Same warning statements on every product type — this state does not vary them.
Market
Format
Options
Your warning block 
—
See every statement individually, with citations1
Recommended copy1
Louisiana mandates no warning statement on medical marijuana packaging. This language came from the LDAF medical marijuana rule at LAC 7:XLIX.2901, which was repealed with nothing put in its place. Royal Supply continues to offer it as recommended copy: printing it is voluntary, and printing nothing is equally compliant. It has been running on Louisiana labels for years, so there is no reason to pull it off artwork already in production.
Royal Supply recommended

Not required by Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Cannabis Program. This is Royal Supply's own compliance-tested language, offered as good practice.

Contains Medical Marijuana. For Medical Use Only. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. Possession by non-qualifying patients is illegal. Do not drive or operate machinery while under the influence. Do not transport outside the State of Louisiana.
03 — The Fine Print

Packaging & Labeling Rules

Child-ResistantLouisiana does not require child-resistant packaging.
  • No closure type is mandated - pick any closure.
  • The only physical spec in force: tightly sealed and light-impermeable.
  • Ignore the old secure and light-resistant container, opaque outer package and tamper-evident specs. Do not design to them.
  • Royal Supply advice, not a rule: a child-resistant closure is still sound on a patient-home product and breaks no Louisiana rule.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Those older specs came from Board of Pharmacy rules repealed effective May 20, 2025. Some buyers may still ask for them by name.
LAC 51:XXIX.2507.E; no child-resistant provision in LAC 51:XXIX or R.S. 40:1046; LAC 46:LIII Ch. 24 Subch. E repealed at LR 51:666, eff. 5/20/2025
LabelingLouisiana's only label rule applies at the retail counter: nine elements must be on the label when the product is sold.
  • Element 1: retail firm name, address and telephone number.
  • Element 2: name of the recommending authorized clinician.
  • Element 3: patient name.
  • Element 4: date of fulfillment.
  • Element 5: transaction identification number (unique identifier).
  • Element 6: identity of the product.
  • Element 7: quantity of product in the package.
  • Element 8: directions for use.
  • Element 9: expiration date, supplied by the manufacturing facility.
  • Elements 2, 3, 4 and 5 can only be made at fulfillment - they print on the retailer's label, not yours.
  • Elements 6, 7 and 9 are fixed product attributes and may be pre-printed by the supplier.
  • No warning statement, THC symbol or child-resistant closure is required. There is no wording to print word for word.
  • The tightly-sealed, light-impermeable specification is written as a retailer duty at the point the product is provided to the patient - but it is the retailer's own container it has to be met in, so a supplier who ships anything else has sold a package the retailer cannot use.
  • Royal Supply advice: leave a flat, unobstructed panel large enough for the retailer's fulfillment label.
Notes on this section — 5
  • This is a Department of Health rule, not a Board of Pharmacy dispensing rule - do not treat it as one.
  • The whole of Subpart 1, Marijuana Manufacturers, contains no packaging or labeling requirement. Both the container specification and the nine label elements sit in Subpart 2, Marijuana Retailers.
  • The clear-panel advice is ours. Its only source, a non-obscuring rule, was repealed.
  • Section 2507.A lets a retailer refuse misbranded product but supplies no artwork standard. Manufacturers may be under LDH program guidance or product-registration conditions outside the Administrative Code.
  • If a customer wants artwork signed off, route them to the LDH medical marijuana program rather than telling them there is no requirement.
LAC 51:XXIX.2507.H, "Deliveries, Fulfillment and Labeling/Packaging Requirements", LR 52:63 (January 2026); promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1046
THC SymbolNo universal cannabis symbol and no potency figure are required on a Louisiana label.
  • There is no Louisiana symbol to place - LDH publishes no artwork.
  • Potency is not one of the nine label elements.
  • Royal Supply advice: print THC and CBD in milligrams anyway. Buyers expect it and it breaks no rule.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Patients get THC and CBD figures from lab results the retailer furnishes on request, not from the package.
LAC 51:XXIX.2507.H (nine mandated elements, no potency); LAC 51:XXIX.2507.B.3; no symbol provision in LAC 51:XXIX or R.S. 40:1046
Health WarningsNo warning is required on Louisiana medical marijuana packaging, and none is forbidden.
  • Printing the recommended warning block is voluntary.
  • Printing no warning at all is equally compliant.
  • Keep it on artwork already in production - it has passed inspection for years.
Notes on this section — 2
  • The wording came from the LDAF rule at LAC 7:XLIX.2901, repealed December 2023 with nothing put in its place.
  • Only the claim that the state demands this text has been withdrawn. The copy itself still stands as our recommendation.
LAC 7:XLIX repealed (December 2023 Louisiana Register, from LR 49:2079); no warning provision in LAC 51:XXIX or R.S. 40:1046
Serving SizeNo serving size or dosage statement is required on the package.
  • Directions for use is required, but the retailer prints it at fulfillment.
  • Royal Supply advice: carry per-serving dosage on edible artwork. It maps onto the directions-for-use element and is what patients look for.
LAC 51:XXIX.2507.H
Opaque PackagingPackaging must be tightly sealed and light-impermeable when the product is handed to the patient.
  • Applies to every product - no edible, inhalable or dosage-form exception.
  • No on-premises or off-premises exception either.
  • Opaque construction satisfies light-impermeable.
  • Do not substitute amber or tinted light-resistant stock.
Notes on this section — 2
  • The rule's term is light-impermeable, not the USP term light-resistant. The older wording is the source of the confusion.
  • This is the only physical packaging spec imposed on a Louisiana container, and it is written as a duty on the retailer at the point of issue rather than on the manufacturer.
LAC 51:XXIX.2507.E
ResealableNo resealable or reclosable feature is required.
  • The package must be tightly sealed when provided to the patient.
  • Royal Supply advice: use a resealable closure on multi-serving and multi-dose products. It costs nothing in compliance terms.
Notes on this section — 1
  • No reclosure provision appears in LAC 51:XXIX or R.S. 40:1046.
LAC 51:XXIX.2507.E (tightly-sealed packaging); no reclosure provision in LAC 51:XXIX
Notable RulesLouisiana sets no maximum container size - the quantity figures that exist are counter limits, not package limits.
  • 71 grams (2.5 oz) of raw or crude marijuana per patient per 14 days.
  • Other dosage forms: no more than the authorized clinician's recommendation.
  • Both are dispensing caps binding the retailer. Neither limits package size.
  • Size containers to the product. Ignore the old one-ounce figure.
  • Edibles: print a complete ingredient list.
  • The required unique tracking identifier is the retailer's transaction number applied at fulfillment, not a code you print.
  • Dosage forms a retailer may distribute: oils, extracts, tinctures or sprays; solid oral forms such as pills, capsules and tablets; liquid oral solutions or suspensions; gelatin- or pectin-based chewables; topical creams, unguents or lotions; transdermal patches; suppositories; metered-dose inhalers; edibles and combustible forms made from flower; and anything else the department approves.
Notes on this section — 1
  • No therapeutic marijuana product may be an alcoholic beverage, a dietary supplement, or a drug other than marijuana, cannabis extracts or cannabis derivatives.
R.S. 40:1046(A)(5)(a); LAC 51:XXIX.2103.B-D; LAC 51:XXIX.2505.C; LAC 51:XXIX.2507.H
04 — Quick Answers

Louisiana Packaging FAQ

What universal symbol is required on cannabis packaging in Louisiana?
Louisiana requires the No state cannabis symbol.. Minimum size: No state minimum size. Royal Supply house standard — Louisiana sets no requirement here. Floor: keep label text at 1/16 inch or larger. Keep any symbol conspicuous at shelf distance.. Placement: No state placement rule. Leave a flat, unobstructed panel for the retailer's fulfillment label. Keep branding and any symbol clear of that panel..
Is child-resistant packaging required in Louisiana?
Louisiana does not require child-resistant packaging. No closure type is mandated - pick any closure. The only physical spec in force: tightly sealed and light-impermeable. Ignore the old secure and light-resistant container, opaque outer package and tamper-evident specs. Do not design to them. Royal Supply advice, not a rule: a child-resistant closure is still sound on a patient-home product and breaks no Louisiana rule.
What warning statements are required on Louisiana cannabis packaging?
Louisiana prescribes no fixed warning wording for cannabis packaging. The statements on this page are Royal Supply's own recommendations, or are pending verification against the state's rules.
05 — Receipts

Sources & Citations

  • LAC 51:XXIX.2507, Deliveries, Fulfillment and Labeling/Packaging Requirements — read in full from the Louisiana Register, Vol. 52, No. 1, January 20, 2026, as published by the Louisiana Department of Health; historical note LR 52:63 (January 2026); promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1046
  • LAC 51:XXIX Subpart 1 (Marijuana Manufacturers) — reviewed in the same Rule and confirmed to contain no packaging or labeling provision
  • R.S. 40:1046(A)(5)(a) and LAC 51:XXIX.2505.C (per-patient dispensing limits)
  • LAC 51:XXIX Subpart 1 base promulgation at LR 48:2976 (December 2022)
  • Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Cannabis Program — ldh.la.gov/page/medical-marijuana

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