2016 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 3.5 - Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety act
ARTICLE 10 - Licensed Manufacturers and Licensed Laboratories
Section 19342.

19342. (a) For the purposes of testing medical cannabis or medical cannabis products, licensees shall use a testing laboratory that has adopted a standard operating procedure using methods consistent with general requirements established by the International Organization for Standardization, specifically ISO/IEC 17025, to test medical cannabis and medical cannabis products. The testing laboratory shall be accredited by a body that is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement.

(b) An agent of a testing laboratory shall obtain samples according to a statistically valid sampling method for each lot.

(c) A testing laboratory shall analyze samples according to both of the following:

(1) In the final form that the medical cannabis or medical cannabis products will be consumed or used, including moisture content and other attributes.

(2) A scientifically valid methodology, as determined by the bureau.

(d) If a test result falls outside the specifications authorized by law or regulation, the testing laboratory shall follow a standard operating procedure to confirm or refute the original result.

(e) A testing laboratory shall destroy the remains of the sample of medical cannabis or medical cannabis product upon completion of the analysis.

(f) The State Department of Public Health and the Department of Pesticide Regulation shall provide assistance to the bureau in developing regulations, as requested by the bureau.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 38. Effective June 27, 2016.)