California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation requiring marijuana retailers to offer customers free measuring devices when they purchase beverages containing multiple servings.
Assembly Bill 2532, sponsored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, was among a large batch of measures Newsom signed Wednesday.
Beginning July 1, 2027, retailers selling marijuana beverages containing more than one serving will be required to offer consumers a measuring instrument or device at no additional charge. The device, supplied by the manufacturer as needed, must be capable of holding at least one fluid ounce and measuring quantities to the nearest one-tenth of a fluid ounce.
The law also establishes new packaging and labeling requirements for multi-serving marijuana beverages.
When a beverage is sold in a transparent container or another container that visibly displays how much liquid remains, it must feature clear and unobstructed lines showing individual serving or portion sizes. An exception applies when the shape of a container makes accurate measurement lines impossible.
Labels on multi-serving beverages will also be required to clearly notify consumers that the product contains multiple servings, state the size of a single serving in fluid ounces to the nearest one-tenth of an ounce and provide information explaining how to accurately measure one serving.
California law already limits edible marijuana products to no more than 10 milligrams of THC per serving.
AB 2532 additionally requires edible marijuana products and marijuana beverages to include the toll-free number for the national Poison Help line on their labels or inserts.
The measure also adds restrictions on how multi-serving marijuana beverages can be marketed. Starting July 1, 2027, businesses will be prohibited from advertising a beverage containing multiple servings as a single-serving product or otherwise encouraging consumers to drink multiple servings at one time.
The proposal passed the Legislature without a dissenting vote. The Senate approved it 40-0 on August 27, followed by a 74-0 Assembly vote concurring with Senate amendments.
