Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-10-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024

Section 538-X-10-.02 - Definitions

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Aliquot." A portion of a larger whole, especially a sample taken for chemical analysis or other treatment.

(2) "Chemical Contamination." The presence of inappropriate chemical substances, or appropriate chemical substances in an inappropriately high concentration, in cannabis and medical cannabis.

(3) "Growth Inhibitors/Regulators." Plant growth inhibitors are regulating substances which retard such processes as root and stem elongation, seed germination, and bud opening. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are chemicals used to modify plant growth such as increasing branching, suppressing shoot growth, increasing return bloom, removing excess fruit, or altering fruit maturity.

(4) "Heavy Metals." Metals of relatively high atomic weight including, but not limited to, arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.

(5) "Perform Testing." To conduct tests following approved procedures.

(6) "Private Testing." Testing that is conducted at the instance of a licensee by a third party or outside the official capacity of the State Testing Laboratory.

(7) "Reasonably Free." Falling within anticipated and acceptable levels of defect or chemical presence with respect to a particular standard.

(8) "Residual Pesticides." Detectible levels of any substance or mixture of substances in cannabis or medical cannabis resulting from the use of a pesticide; the term includes derivatives, such as degradation and conversion products, metabolites, reaction products, and impurities that are considered to be of toxicological significance.

(9) "Residual Solvents." The remaining solvent that is present after the medical cannabis extraction process has been completed, usually occurring when the required processing and solvent-purging methods or steps are not properly utilized.

(10) "Validated Test Methods." A test method that has been validated using ISO/IEC 17025 methodology.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-10-.02

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Author: William H. Webster

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.

The amended version of this section by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, filed September 12, 2024 is not yet available.