Cannabis: testing: quality assurance.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to strengthen quality assurance in California’s cannabis industry by clarifying testing requirements for cannabis and cannabis products. It mandates that all products be tested and allows for retesting if a test is compromised due to equipment issues or staff errors. Retailers must allow the Department of Cannabis Control to access products for testing, and testing laboratories must be subject to performance testing to ensure consistent results. The bill also requires a chain of custody protocol for testing samples and clarifies the roles of testing labs in receiving samples from various entities, including law enforcement and patients.
Key provisions
- All cannabis or cannabis products must be tested or retested under specific circumstances.
- Re-testing procedures have been revised to allow retesting by the testing laboratory if the department requires it or if a test is compromised.
- Retailers must allow the Department of Cannabis Control to access cannabis products for off-the-shelf laboratory testing.
- Testing laboratories must be subject to performance testing to ensure consistent results.
- Testing laboratories must comply with the department’s requests to evaluate their testing practices.
- Licensed testing laboratories must comply with the department’s request to evaluate the laboratory’s testing practices.
- The bill requires retailers to provide customers with the certificate of analysis for cannabis products.
- Testing laboratories can receive and test samples from law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and patients.
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