1 Colo. Code Regs. § 212-3-6-810

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 16, August 25, 2024

Section 1 CCR 212-3-6-810 - Accelerator Manufacturer: General Limitations or Prohibited Acts

A.Packaging and Labeling Standards Required. An Accelerator Manufacturer is prohibited from Transferring Retail Marijuana Concentrate or Retail Marijuana Product that are not properly packaged and labeled. See 3-1000 Series Rules- Labeling, Packaging, and Product Safety.

B.THC Content Container Restriction. Each individually packaged Edible Retail Marijuana Product, even if comprised of multiple servings, may include no more than a total of 100 milligrams of active THC. See Rule 3-1010- Packaging and Labeling- General Requirements Prior to Transfer to a Consumer.

1.Exception for Bulk Transfers to Retail Marijuana Hospitality and Sales Businesses. An individually packaged Edible Retail Marijuana Product comprised of multiple servings that is Transferred in bulk to a Retail Marijuana Hospitality and Sales Establishment may include more than a total of 100 milligrams of active THC.

i. An Accelerator Manufacturer shall develop and maintain standard operating procedures, and any additional equipment necessary, to ensure that a Retail Marijuana Hospitality and Sales Business receiving bulk Transfers of Edible Retail Marijuana Product can measure accurately the Edible Retail Marijuana Product in single serving sizes equal to or less than 10 milligrams of active THC per serving.

C.Transfer to Consumer Prohibited. An Accelerator Manufacturer is prohibited from Transferring Retail Marijuana to a consumer. This prohibition does not apply to Transfers to a Sampling Manager that comply with section 44-10-603(10), C.R.S., and Rule 6-820.

D.Adequate Care of Perishable Product. An Accelerator Manufacturer must provide adequate refrigeration for perishable Retail Marijuana Product that will be consumed and shall utilize adequate storage facilities and transport methods.

E.Homogeneity of Edible Retail Marijuana Product. An Accelerator Manufacturer must ensure that its manufacturing processes are designed so that the Cannabinoid content of any Edible Retail Marijuana Product is homogenous.

F.Use of Ingredients. An Accelerator Manufacturer must obtain and maintain certificates of analysis or other records demonstrating the full composition of each Ingredient used in the manufacture of Vaporizer Delivery Devices or Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers.

G.Corrective and Preventive Action. This paragraph G shall be effective January 1, 2021. An Accelerator Manufacturer shall establish and maintain written procedures for implementing Corrective Action and Preventive Action. The written procedures shall include the requirements listed below as determined by the Licensee. All activities required under this Rule, and their results, shall be documented and kept as business records. See Rule 3-905. The written procedures shall include requirements, as appropriate, for:

1. What constitutes a Nonconformance in the Licensee's business operation.

2. Analyzing processes, work operations, reports, records, service records, complaints, returned product, and/or other sources of data to identify existing and potential root causes of Nonconformances or other quality problems;

3. Investigating the root cause of Nonconformances relating to product, processes, and the quality system;

4. Identifying the action(s) needed to correct and prevent recurrence of Nonconformance and other quality problems;

5. Verifying the Corrective Action or Preventive Action to ensure that such action is effective and does not adversely affect finished products;

6. Implementing and recording changes in methods and procedures needed to correct and prevent identified quality problems;

7. Ensuring the information related to quality problems or Nonconformances is disseminated to those directly responsible for assuring the quality of products or the prevention of such problems; and

8. Submitting relevant information on identified quality problems and Corrective Action and Preventive Action documentation, and confirming the result of the evaluation, for management review.

H.Adverse Health Event Reporting. An Accelerator Manufacturer must report Adverse Health Events pursuant to Rule 3-920.

Basis and Purpose - 6-815

The statutory authority for this rule includes but is not limited to sections 44-10-202(1)(c), 44-10-203(1)(a), 44-10-203(1)(c), 44-10-203(1)(k), 44-10-203(2)(g), 44-10-203(2)(i), 44-10-401(2)(b)(VIII), 44-10-203(2)(aa), 44-10-603, and 44-10-608, C.R.S. The purpose of this rule is to establish the categories of Retail Marijuana Concentrate that may be produced at an Accelerator Manufacturer and establish standards for the production of Retail Marijuana Concentrate. Nothing in this rule authorizes the unlicensed practice of engineering under Article 25 of Title 12, C.R.S.

1 CCR 212-3-6-810

42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020

43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 1/1/2021

44 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 5/1/2021

44 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 8/1/2021

44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022

45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 12/1/2022