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 19344.
19344. (a) A testing laboratory shall issue a certificate of analysis for each lot, with supporting data, to report both of the following:
(1) Whether the chemical profile of the lot conforms to the specifications of the lot for compounds, including, but not limited to, all of the following, unless limited through regulation by the bureau:
(A) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
(B) Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (THCA).
(C) Cannabidiol (CBD).
(D) Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA).
(E) Terpenes required by the bureau in a regulation.
(F) Cannabigerol (CBG).
(G) Cannabinol (CBN).
(H) Any other compounds or contaminants required by the bureau.
(2) That the presence of contaminants does not exceed the levels set by the bureau. In setting the levels, the bureau shall consider the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia monograph, guidelines set by the Department of Pesticide Regulation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19332, and any other relevant sources.
(A) Residual solvent or processing chemicals.
(B) Foreign material, including, but not limited to, hair, insects, or similar or related adulterant.
(C) Microbiological impurities as identified by the bureau in regulation.
(b) Residual levels of volatile organic compounds shall be below the lesser of either the specifications set by the United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P. Chapter 467) or those set by the bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 40. Effective June 27, 2016.)
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