26153.1.
(a) On January 1, 2022, or upon the effective date of regulations by the bureau pursuant to subdivision (g), whichever occurs first, a licensee authorized to engage in distribution or retail sales of cannabis may designate cannabis or a cannabis product as a trade sample at any time while the cannabis or cannabis product is in the possession of the licensee.(b) Upon the designation of the cannabis or cannabis product as a trade sample, the licensee shall do both of the following:
(1) Record the associated quantity, product type, and unique identifiers of the cannabis or cannabis product into the track and trace program established pursuant to Section 26067.
(2) Label the cannabis or cannabis product with the following: “TRADE SAMPLE. NOT FOR RESALE OR DONATION.”
(c) Cannabis or cannabis products designated as a trade sample shall only be transported between licensees by an employee of a licensed distributor or microbusiness.
(d) Cannabis or cannabis products designated as a trade sample shall not be sold or donated by any licensee.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 26153, cannabis or cannabis products designated as a trade sample may be given for no consideration to an employee of the licensee that designated the trade sample or to a licensee authorized to engage in distribution or retail sales of cannabis, subject to all the following requirements:
(1) A trade sample shall only be given for the purposes of educating and informing licensees and their employees about new or existing cannabis or cannabis products.
(2) Cannabis or cannabis products designated as a trade sample given to another licensee shall be recorded in the track and trace system pursuant to Section 26067.
(3) A licensee shall maintain records of cannabis or cannabis products designated as a trade sample that are given to employees.
(f) Cannabis or cannabis products shall not be given to a retail customer.
(g) The bureau shall establish by regulation a definition of trade sample, the quantity of cannabis and cannabis products that a licensee may designate as trade samples, and any other provisions necessary to implement this section.
(h) Cannabis or cannabis products designated as a trade sample shall be subject to quality assurance and testing pursuant to Section 26110.