ARM 42.39.614

37.107.316 MARIJUANA TESTING LABORATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING REQUIREMENTS (1) Except as provided in (10), a provider must submit for testing a sample of every test batch from a harvest lot of marijuana and process lots of marijuana-infused products, extracts, and concentrates intended for use by a registered cardholder prior to selling or transferring the marijuana item to a registered cardholder. (2) Usable marijuana lots consisting of dried leaves and flowers must be tested for the following: (a) cannabinoid profile; (b) moisture analysis; (c) foreign matter screening; (d) microbiological screening; and (e) pesticides screening. (3) Marijuana concentrate and extract lots must be tested for the following: (a) cannabinoid profile; (b) microbiological screening; (c) residual solvents screening; and (d) pesticides screening. (4) Marijuana-infused products must be tested for the following: (a) cannabinoid profile; and (b) microbiological screening. (5) The cannabinoid profile for each sample must include: (a) THCA; (b) THC; (c) Total THC; (d) CBDA; (e) CBD; and (f) Total CBD. (6) The sample and related lot or test batch fail quality assurance testing for moisture analysis if the results exceed moisture content of greater than 12.0 percent. (7) The sample and related lot or test batch fail quality assurance testing for foreign matter screening if the results exceed the following limits: (a) five percent of stems 3mm or more in diameter; and (b) two percent of seeds or other foreign matter. (8) The sample and related lot or test batch fail quality assurance testing for microbiological screening if the results exceed the following limits: (a) Salmonella: non-detectable in a gram of material; (b) E. Coli: non-detectable in a gram of material; (c) Culturable Mold: more than 10,000 colony forming units (CFU) per gram of material; (d) Total of Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2: 20 µg/kg; and (e) Ochratoxin A: 20 µg/kg of substance. (9) A sample and related lot or test batch fail quality assurance testing for residual solvents if the results exceed the limits provided in the table below. Chemical Abstract Services Residual Solvents (CAS) Registry Number ppm Acetone 67-64-1 5,000 Benzene 71-43-2 2 Total Butanes See 1 5,000 * n-butane 106-97-8 * iso-butane 75-28-5 Chloroform 67-66-3 2 Cyclohexane 110-82-7 3,880 Dichloromethane 75-09-2 600 Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 5,000 Heptane 142-82-5 5,000 Total Hexanes See 2 290 * n-hexane 110-54-3 * 2-methylpentane 107-83-5 * 3-methylpentane 96-14-0 * 2,2-dimethylbutane 75-83-2 * 2,3-dimethylbutane 79-29-8 Isopropanol (2-propanol) 67-63-0 5,000 Methanol 67-56-1 3,000 Total Pentanes See 3 5,000 * n-pentane 109-66-0 * iso-pentane 78-78-4 * neo-pentane 463-82-1 Propane 74-98-6 5,000 Toluene 108-88-3 890 Total Xylenes See 4 2,170 * 1,2-dimethylbenzene 95-47-6 * 1,3-dimethylbenzene 108-38-3 * 1,4-dimethylbenzene 106-42-3 1 Total butanes should be calculated as sum of n-butane and iso-butane. 2 Total hexanes should be calculated as sum of n-hexane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane. 3 Total pentanes should be calculated as sum of n-pentane, iso-pentane, and neo-pentane. 4 Total xylenes should be calculated as sum of 1,2-dimethylbenzene, 1,3-dimethylbenzene, and 1,4-dimethylbenzene. (10) Heavy metals will be tested at random. A sample and related lot or test batch fail quality assurance testing for heavy metals if the results exceed the limits provided in the table below. Heavy Metals Limits; Unprocessed/Dry Flower Limits; Extract Inorganic arsenic 2.0 µg/g 10 µg/g Cadmium 0.82 µg/g 4.1 µg/g Lead 1.2 µg/g 6.0 µg/g Mercury 0.4 µg/g 2.0 µg/g (11) A sample and related lot or test batch fail quality assurance testing for pesticides if the results exceed the limits provided in the table below. Pesticides Analyte Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) Registry Number Action Level ppl; Unprocessed/Dry Flower Action Level ppm; Extract Abamectin 71751-41-2 0.5 2.5 Acequinocyl 57960-19-7 2 10 Bifenazate 149877-41-8 0.2 1 Bifenthrin 82657-04-3 0.2 1 Chlormequat Choloride 999-81-5 1 5 Cyfluthrin 68359-37-5 1 5 Daminozide 1596-84-5 1 5 Etoxazole 153233-91-1 0.2 1 Fenoxycarb 72490-01-8 0.2 1 Imazalil 35554-44-0 0.2 1 Imidacloprid 138261-41-3 0.4 2 Myclobutanil 88671-89-0 0.2 0.6 Paclobutrazol 76738-62-0 0.4 2 Pyrethrins† 8003-34-7 1 5 Spinosad 168316-95-8 0.2 1 Spirotetramat 203313-25-1 0.2 1 Trifloxystrobin 141517-21-7 0.2 1 † Pyrethrins should be measured as the cumulative residues of pyrethrin 1, cinerin 1, and jasmolin 1 (CAS numbers 121-21-1, 25402-06-6, and 4466-14-2 respectively). (12) Providers must adhere to testing requirements for all marijuana and marijuana products intended for sale or transfer to cardholders. (a) Usable marijuana, including trim and manicure must be tested for: (i) pesticides; (ii) moisture content; (iii) cannabinoid profile/potency; (iv) microbiological; (v) mycotoxin; (vi) filth and foreign matter; and (vii) heavy metals (random testing). (b) A provider has the option to forgo testing of usable marijuana, including trim and manicure, if that usable marijuana is subject to further processing before sale or transfer to cardholders. (c) Marijuana extract and concentrate that is intended for direct sale or transfer to cardholders must be tested for: (i) pesticides; (ii) cannabinoid profile/potency; (iii) microbiological; (iv) mycotoxin; (v) heavy metals (random testing); and (vi) residual solvents. (d) Marijuana extract and concentrate that is intended for further processing before direct sale or transfer to cardholders must be tested for: (i) pesticides; (ii) residual solvents; (iii) mycotoxin; and (iv) heavy metals (random testing). (e) Cannabinoid products intended for human consumption, ingestion, and cannabinoid suppositories, topicals, and transdermal patches must be tested for: (i) cannabinoid profile; and (ii) microbiological. (f) All cannabinoid products listed in (e) must use marijuana extract and concentrate that has passed quality assurance testing requirements as set forth in (d).