Current through 2024-36, September 4, 2024
Section 691-4-10 - Manufactured Marijuana Sampling Requirements10.1 - Sampling ProceduresA. A registered manufacturing facility, and IHS registrants must have written standard operating procedures for submitting a sample to a marijuana testing facility which must include: (1) Attaching a label with the date the sample was taken and identified product batch;(2) Obtaining a homogenous sample from a marijuana product and concentrate in its final form prepared for medical use;(3) Procedures for determining the volume of sample to be collected from each production batch;(4) Methods for obtaining a random sample from each production batch of a marijuana product or concentrate in its final form that is representative of the batch;(5) Procedures for maintaining chain of custody forms of the sample;(6) Factors such as storage, environmental conditions and transportation of the batch or sample; and(7) A policy for retaining all documents used in each part of the sampling process and all sampling chain of custody forms. The documents are required for each batch sampled. B. A registered manufacturing facility that has samples obtained by a sampler employed by a marijuana testing facility shall comply with that marijuana testing facility's sampling procedures.C. A registered manufacturing facility must maintain a copy of all sampling forms used by the marijuana testing facility.D. A registered manufacturing facility may not transfer a sample to a testing facility without including a chain of custody form for each sample.E. A registered manufacturing facility that has a sample pending and awaiting a certificate of analysis from the marijuana testing facility must quarantine all marijuana product or concentrate from the sampled batch, and refrain from labeling any marijuana products or concentrates produced from the batch until the certificate of analysis has been received from the marijuana testing facility.10.2 - Certificate of AnalysisA. A copy of the certificate of analysis that correlates with the marijuana used in the manufacturing must be available to the person or entity receiving the manufactured product or concentrate. B. The registered manufacturing facility must retain every certificate of analysis it receives from a marijuana testing facility in accordance with Section 10.1, paragraph E for each sample submitted.18- 691 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 10