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MA Massachusetts Adult-Use & Medical
State Compliance Guide

Massachusetts
Cannabis Packaging Requirements

Massachusetts cannabis packaging is regulated by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). The market is adult-use & medical. Packaging must be child-resistant, must carry the state universal symbol, and must print 6 required warning statements. No pre-approval of artwork is required. Royal Supply last reviewed this guide against the regulation on September 1, 2026.

6Required Warnings
YesChild-Resistant
NoPre-Approval Needed
September 1, 2026Last Reviewed
Massachusetts official universal cannabis symbol
Official artwork
01 — The Mark

Universal Symbol Requirements

Symbol Specifications

SymbolTwo CCC-issued marks: CONTAINS THC and NOT SAFE FOR KIDS.
Minimum SizeMassachusetts sets no symbol size. These are Royal Supply house print specs.
  • CONTAINS THC: 0.5 in x 0.5206 in (12.7 mm x 13.223 mm).
  • NOT SAFE FOR KIDS: 0.5 in x 0.5 in (12.7 mm x 12.7 mm).
Notes on this section — 3
  • Not a legal minimum — no customer is held to these numbers.
  • The Commission publishes no symbol or packaging size guidance at all.
  • Sizes come from our own design team's warning-symbols sheet, set to keep the artwork legible in print.
ColorsColors come from the Commission's artwork files.
  • CONTAINS THC: red triangle, black leaf, white field.
  • NOT SAFE FOR KIDS: red octagon, white text.
  • Do not recolor either mark.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Contrast against the surrounding panel is a Royal Supply recommendation, not a codified rule.
PlacementNo panel rule is codified — front panel is our advice; the per-serving mark is the one mandatory placement.
  • Mandatory: each single serving inside a multiple-serving edible package carries the Commission's marijuana symbol.
  • Recommended: both marks prominently on the primary display panel.
  • If the front panel is full, the marks may go elsewhere without breaking a rule.
Notes on this section — 3
  • Front-panel placement is advice. The Commission preapproves artwork, and a clear front-panel mark is what clears review first time.
  • The per-serving mark is tooling, not artwork — mold, embosser, stamp or food-safe print. Quote it at the mold stage.
  • Medical parallel reads may be marked, not shall — a medical-only product carries no per-serving obligation.
How To ObtainDownload both marks from the Cannabis Control Commission.
  • masscannabiscontrol.com — CONTAINS THC and NOT SAFE FOR KIDS.
  • Pull fresh files and check the issue date before each print run.
Notes on this section — 1
  • The marks are agency files referenced by the regulation, not reproduced in it, so they can change without a rule amendment.

Two Commission-issued marks, both required on every label.

  • CONTAINS THC: red triangle, black cannabis leaf on a white field, wordmark below.
  • NOT SAFE FOR KIDS: red octagon, white text.
  • Place the supplied artwork. Do not redraw either mark.
  • Maine adopted identical artwork — a useful cross-check.

Official Files & Links

⬇MA — Red octagon 'CONTAINS THC' + 'NOT SAFE FOR KIDS' symbols. No official CCC download found.

Design & Print Specs

Symbol ColorsAs issued by CCC
CMYK / PMSAs issued by CCC
PlacementProminently on primary panel
Bold RequiredNo

Two symbols required: cannabis identifier + harm-to-children symbol. Both from CCC.

02 — Say It Exactly

Warning Statements (6)

These must appear verbatim. Use the copy buttons to pull exact text into your artwork files. Anything marked otherwise is our recommendation and is not required by Massachusetts.

Product
Market
Adult-use and medical carry the same warning statements in this state.
Format
Options
Your warning block 
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See every statement individually, with citations7
Held pending verification1
Read against the Commission's codified 935 CMR 500.000 in effect June 18, 2026, this block is not a label requirement. Its first five sentences are the label statement at 935 CMR 500.105(5)(a)7., (5)(c)13. and (5)(d)12. The five that follow are not in any of the four label lists. The nearest thing to them in the rule is the advertising warning at 935 CMR 500.105(4)(a)8., which applies to advertising rather than to a package — and even that does not match: it reads "There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. The impairment effects of Edibles may be delayed by two hours or more. In case of accidental ingestion, contact poison control hotline 1-800-222-1222 or 9-1-1. This product may be illegal outside of MA." The alcohol sentence and the pregnancy variant here appear nowhere in 935 CMR 500.105. Build a new label against the product-type statement instead. Massachusetts preapproves packaging and labeling, so if this block is on artwork the Commission has already approved, take a change to it through the Commission rather than dropping it at the next print run.
Recorded because approved Massachusetts artwork carries it. It is not the statement 935 CMR 500.105(5) requires.

Longstanding Royal Supply reference copy for Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). As with everything on this page, confirm against the agency before production.

This product has not been analyzed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There is limited information on the side effects of using this product, and there may be associated health risks. Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding may pose potential harms. It is against the law to drive or operate machinery when under the influence of this product. KEEP THIS PRODUCT AWAY FROM CHILDREN. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning on becoming pregnant. Do not drink alcohol while consuming this product. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. The impairment may not be felt until later. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug.
Label warning statements2
The rule introduces the statement with "This statement, including capitalization:" — print the closing sentence in full capitals and the sentences before it in sentence case, exactly as shown. The label must be legible and firmly affixed, with wording no less than 1/16 inch.
Edibles only — required on every edible marijuana product label, adult-use and medical. Not required on non-edible products, which take the shorter statement instead.
Exact text required

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) prescribes this wording. Reproduce it character for character, including capitalization and punctuation.

The impairment effects of edible products may be delayed by two hours or more. This product has not been analyzed or approved by the FDA. There is limited information on the side effects of using this product, and there may be associated health risks. Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding may pose potential harms. It is against the law to drive or operate machinery when under the influence of this product. KEEP THIS PRODUCT AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
All non-edible marijuana and marijuana products. This is the edible statement minus the opening delayed-onset sentence — the two are not interchangeable.
Exact text required

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) prescribes this wording. Reproduce it character for character, including capitalization and punctuation.

This product has not been analyzed or approved by the FDA. There is limited information on the side effects of using this product, and there may be associated health risks. Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding may pose potential harms. It is against the law to drive or operate machinery when under the influence of this product. KEEP THIS PRODUCT AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
Vaporizer device terpene statements — print one2
Sits inside the ingredient list at 935 CMR 500.105(5)(c)7., which also requires identifying any additive listed on the FDA Inactive Ingredient Database for respiratory (inhalation) or oral routes. Easy to miss because it is filed under ingredients rather than under warnings, and a vape carton laid out from the flower list will not have it.
Marijuana Vaporizer Devices produced using only cannabis-derived terpenes. One of a pair — print this or the other-sources statement, never both.
Exact text required

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) prescribes this wording. Reproduce it character for character, including capitalization and punctuation.

This product was produced using only cannabis-derived terpenes.
Marijuana Vaporizer Devices produced using terpenes other than cannabis-derived terpenes. One of a pair — print this or the cannabis-derived statement, never both.
Exact text required

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) prescribes this wording. Reproduce it character for character, including capitalization and punctuation.

This product was produced using terpenes derived from sources other than cannabis.
Package and exit-package statements2
Printed font no smaller than ten-point Times New Roman, Helvetica or Arial, including capitalization. No trailing period — the codified string carries none.
Multiple-serving packages only — on the exterior of any package sold or displayed to consumers in multiple servings. Not required on single-serving packages.
Exact text required

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) prescribes this wording. Reproduce it character for character, including capitalization and punctuation.

INCLUDES MULTIPLE SERVINGS
Exit packaging only — required on the exit package used where child-resistant packaging of the product itself is deemed Unreasonably Impracticable.
Exact text required

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) prescribes this wording. Reproduce it character for character, including capitalization and punctuation.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
03 — The Fine Print

Packaging & Labeling Rules

Child-ResistantEvery product reaches the customer child-resistant — either in its own container or inside a child-resistant exit bag.
  • Certify to 16 CFR 1700.
  • Must be significantly difficult for a child under five to open.
  • Multiple-use packages: resealable, and child-resistant again after every opening.
  • Where child-resistant packaging of the product's own container is deemed Unreasonably Impracticable, ship it in a resealable, child-resistant exit package certified to 16 CFR 1700.
  • That exit package prints KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN at 10 point minimum, Times New Roman, Helvetica or Arial.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Unreasonably Impracticable is a defined term the Commission applies. Do not spec the exit-package route without confirming it for the product.
935 CMR 500.105(6)(a), (6)(a)2.b.; medical parallel 935 CMR 501.105(6)(a)
LabelingThere is no single Massachusetts label rule — four separate element lists exist, and you build against the one matching the product.
  • Type: 1/16 inch minimum, legible, on a firmly affixed label. Applies to all four lists.
  • The four lists: flower, pre-rolls and shake; edibles; concentrates and extracts including vape cartridge fill; infused tinctures and topicals.
  • Do not lay out a concentrate or vape against the flower list — it will be short of required elements.
  • Licensee: name, registration number, business telephone, e-mail, and website if any.
  • Product name.
  • Net weight or volume in U.S. customary then metric, in that order.
  • Full cannabinoid profile, including delta-9-THC and other cannabinoids.
  • Edibles: cannabinoids stated per package and per serving, in absolute terms and as a percentage.
  • Edibles: servings per package, and serving size in milligrams.
  • Edibles: full ingredient list.
  • Edibles: sodium, sugar, carbohydrate and total fat per serving, in grams.
  • Edibles: allergen warning where nuts or other known allergens are present.
  • Edibles: refrigeration instructions where applicable.
  • Type of marijuana used, plus any processing technique or solvents.
  • Date of creation, and the use-by or expiration date — which may not be altered.
  • Batch number, sequential serial number, and bar code where used.
  • Testing statement and seal: tested for contaminants, no adverse findings, plus the date of testing.
  • Directions for use.
  • Both Commission-issued marks: contains marijuana, and harmful to children.
  • The warning statement for that product type.
  • Commission preapproves packaging and labeling — build review time into the print schedule.
Before you print
  • Medical item numbers do not track adult-use. The adult-use edible list runs to 18 provisions, the medical one to 17. Verify each medical item individually.
Notes on this section — 1
  • Element lists here are read from the Commission's codified copy of 935 CMR 500.000 in effect June 18, 2026.
935 CMR 500.105(5)(a)-(e) and (7); medical parallel 935 CMR 501.105(5)
THC SymbolTwo Commission-issued marks go on every label, and multi-serving edibles carry a third mark on each individual piece.
  • CONTAINS THC: red triangle, black cannabis leaf on white, wordmark below.
  • NOT SAFE FOR KIDS: red octagon, white text.
  • Place the Commission's supplied artwork. Do not redraw either mark.
  • Pull current files from the CCC before each print run.
  • Adult-use, mandatory: each single serving of an edible inside a multiple-serving package must be marked, stamped or imprinted with the Commission's marijuana symbol.
  • That per-serving mark is tooling, not artwork — depositor mold, embosser, stamp or direct food-safe print. Quote it at the mold stage.
  • No impracticability exception exists for the per-serving mark. The only alternative is not to sell the item as a multiple-serving package.
  • Medical only: the medical rule reads may be marked, not shall — no per-serving obligation.
Before you print
  • Confirm against the CCC PDF before print.
Notes on this section — 2
  • The marks are agency-issued files referenced by the regulation rather than reproduced in it, so they can change without a rule amendment.
  • A later label revision cannot add the per-serving mark. Miss it at tooling and the format is dead.
935 CMR 500.105(5)(a)8.-9. and (6)(d); medical parallel 935 CMR 501.105(6)(d)
Health WarningsOne warning statement per product, and the edible version is not the same string as the non-edible version.
  • Pick the statement matching the product — the full text sits in the warnings panel.
  • Edibles open with the delayed-onset sentence. Non-edibles do not carry it.
  • Content covered: FDA non-approval, limited side-effect information and health risks, pregnancy and breast-feeding, driving and machinery, keep away from children.
  • Closing sentence prints in full capitals; the sentences before it in sentence case.
  • Type: 1/16 inch minimum, legible, firmly affixed.
Notes on this section — 3
  • All four product-type label lists were read from the Commission's codified 935 CMR 500.000 in effect June 18, 2026. Three of the four carry the same statement; edibles carry the longer one.
  • The longer legacy block some approved artwork still carries is not one of them — five of its sentences are in no label list. It is recorded in the warnings panel as unverified, not as a requirement.
  • Vaporizer devices carry a terpene-source statement from the ingredient list at (5)(c)7., not from the warning list. It is easy to miss.
935 CMR 500.105(5)(a)7., (5)(b)14., (5)(c)13. and (5)(d)12.; medical parallels 935 CMR 501.105(5)
Serving Size5 mg of delta-9-THC per serving — one of the strictest per-serving caps in the country.
  • 5 mg delta-9-THC maximum per serving, any marijuana product.
  • 100 mg THC per edible package in total.
  • The processor sets the serving size; the 5 mg ceiling does not move.
  • Edible labels state servings per package and the serving weight in milligrams.
  • Solid multi-serving edibles must be easily and permanently scored into individual servings.
  • Where the form makes scoring impossible, the item may only be packaged as a single serving.
  • Beverages: single-serving packaging only. Multiple-serving beverages are prohibited.
Before you print
  • Confirm before committing a package format.
Notes on this section — 3
  • The 5 mg serving cap is subject to a testing variance the rule cross-refers to; the variance wording has not been read from an official copy.
  • Scoring impossibility is decided by the Commission under its sub-regulatory guidelines — it cannot be argued from the regulation alone.
  • Figures of 5.5 mg per serving, 20 servings and 110 mg per package appear in one rendering. Uncorroborated, deliberately not published.
935 CMR 500.105(6)(e) and (6)(c)2.a.-c.; servings per package under 935 CMR 500.150(3)
Opaque PackagingOpaque and plain in design. Translucent is not an alternative in Massachusetts.
  • Opaque only. A window, a clear tube or a frosted film that lets contents show through will fail.
  • Plain design: no bright colors, no cartoon characters.
  • Packaging may not imitate or resemble an existing branded consumer product.
  • Edibles may not be made in the distinct shape of a human, animal, fruit or piece of sporting equipment, or bear its likeness — cartoon renderings included.
  • Commission preapproval required before the packaging is used.
935 CMR 500.105(6)(a)1. and (7); 935 CMR 500.150(1)(b); medical parallel 935 CMR 501.105(6)(a)
ResealableAny package holding more than one serving or more than one use has to reseal and stay child-resistant for its life.
  • Multiple-use and multiple-serving packages: resealable, retaining child-resistant properties after each opening.
  • Multiple-serving packages print INCLUDES MULTIPLE SERVINGS on the exterior.
  • That statement sets at 10 point minimum, Times New Roman, Helvetica or Arial.
  • An exit package used under the impracticability route must itself be resealable and child-resistant, certified to 16 CFR 1700.
935 CMR 500.105(6)(a), (6)(a)2.b. and (6)(c)1.
Notable RulesMassachusetts law moved in 2026 — possession limits and the Commission itself changed; the packaging numbers did not.
  • 5 mg per serving and 100 mg per edible package: unchanged by the 2026 law.
  • Possession and purchase doubled to 2 oz flower, or 10 g concentrate, or 1,000 mg THC in edibles.
  • Per-operator retail license cap raised from 3 to 6.
  • Commission restructured from 5 commissioners to 3, all gubernatorial appointments.
  • Emergency amendments took effect summer 2026 for three months; permanent adoption pending.
  • Potency-label audit programme in force: labeled potency must fall within 75 to 125 percent of tested values.
  • Until equivalency rules are final, retailers may not knowingly sell more than 2 oz or its combined dry-weight equivalent per customer per day.
Notes on this section — 4
  • The Commission publishes a codified 935 CMR 500.000 effective June 18, 2026, listed as both current and emergency, with a redlined companion. That is the copy the packaging and labeling content here is read from.
  • The emergency amendments carry the licence cap and the daily purchase limit. They did not move any packaging or labeling number.
  • Potency and form-based conversion standards were still un-drafted as of September 1, 2026.
  • An emergency regulation runs three months in Massachusetts, which puts the June 18 text at its three-month mark in the second half of September 2026. Re-checked September 1, 2026: the Commission still lists both 935 CMR 500.000 and 935 CMR 501.000 as Current Regulation and Emergency Regulation effective 06/18/26, with no notice of permanent promulgation. Nothing on this page depends on it — the emergency amendments carried the licence cap and the daily purchase limit, not a packaging or labeling number — but confirm the status before relying on the June 18 text for anything else on a long-lead print run.
935 CMR 500; H.5350 (signed April 19, 2026); CCC Bulletin No. 1 (April 17, 2026); I&E potency-label bulletin (May 22, 2026)
04 — Quick Answers

Massachusetts Packaging FAQ

What universal symbol is required on cannabis packaging in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts requires the Two CCC-issued marks: CONTAINS THC and NOT SAFE FOR KIDS.. Minimum size: Massachusetts sets no symbol size. These are Royal Supply house print specs. CONTAINS THC: 0.5 in x 0.5206 in (12.7 mm x 13.223 mm). NOT SAFE FOR KIDS: 0.5 in x 0.5 in (12.7 mm x 12.7 mm).. Placement: No panel rule is codified — front panel is our advice; the per-serving mark is the one mandatory placement. Mandatory: each single serving inside a multiple-serving edible package carries the Commission's marijuana symbol. Recommended: both marks prominently on the primary display panel. If the front panel is full, the marks may go elsewhere without breaking a rule..
Is child-resistant packaging required in Massachusetts?
Every product reaches the customer child-resistant — either in its own container or inside a child-resistant exit bag. Certify to 16 CFR 1700. Must be significantly difficult for a child under five to open. Multiple-use packages: resealable, and child-resistant again after every opening. Where child-resistant packaging of the product's own container is deemed Unreasonably Impracticable, ship it in a resealable, child-resistant exit package certified to 16 CFR 1700. That exit package prints KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN at 10 point minimum, Times New Roman, Helvetica or Arial.
What warning statements are required on Massachusetts cannabis packaging?
Massachusetts prescribes exact wording for 6 warning statement(s). The verbatim text is listed on this page.
05 — Receipts

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