Nev. Admin. Code § 453A.Sec. 197

Current through December 12, 2024
Section 453A.Sec. 197 - NEW
1. Each marijuana testing facility must use the sampling protocols and the general body of required quality assurance tests for usable marijuana, as received, concentrated marijuana and marijuana products set forth in this section. Such tests may include moisture content, potency analysis, foreign matter inspection, microbial screening, pesticide and other chemical residue and metals screening and residual solvents levels. A marijuana testing facility may request additional sample material for the purposes of completing required quality assurance tests but may not use such material for the purposes of resampling or repeating quality assurance tests. A marijuana testing facility may retrieve samples from the premises of another marijuana establishment and transport the samples directly to the marijuana testing facility. A marijuana testing facility transporting samples may make multiple stops if:
(a) Each stop is for the sole purpose of retrieving a sample from a marijuana establishment; and
(b) All samples remain secured at all times.
2. The tests required pursuant to subsection 1 by a marijuana testing facility are as follows:

Product

Tests Required

Tolerance Limit

Usable marijuana and crude collected resins, as received, excluding wet marijuana

1. Moisture content

2. Potency analysis

3. Terpene analysis

4. Foreign matter inspection

5. Mycotoxin screening

6. Heavy metal screening

7. Pesticide residue analysis

8. Herbicide screening

9. Growth regulator screening

10. Total yeast and mold

11. Total Enterobacteriaceae

12. Salmonella

13. Pathogenic E. coli

14. Aspergillus fumigatus

15. Aspergillus flavus

16. Aspergillus terreus

17. Aspergillus niger

18. Total coliform

1. < 15%

2. N/A

3. N/A

4. None detected

5. < 20 µg/kg for the total of Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 combined and < 20 µg/kg for Ochratoxin A

6. Arsenic: < 2 ppm Cadmium: < 0.82 ppm Lead: < 1.2 ppm Mercury: < 0.4 ppm

7. See section 200 of this regulation

8. See section 200 of this regulation

9. See section 200 of this regulation

10. < 10,000 colony forming units per gram

11. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

12. None detected per gram

13. None detected per gram

14. None detected per gram

15. None detected per gram

16. None detected per gram

17. None detected per gram

18. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

Wet marijuana, as received, which is destined for extraction

1. Potency analysis

2. Terpene analysis

3. Foreign matter inspection

4. Mycotoxin screening

5. Heavy metal screening

6. Pesticide residue analysis

7. Herbicide screening

8. Growth regulator screening

9. Total yeast and mold

10. Total Enterobacteriaceae

11. Salmonella

12. Pathogenic E. coli

13. Aspergillus fumigatus

14. Aspergillus flavus

15. Aspergillus terreus

16. Aspergillus niger

17. Total coliform

1. N/A

2. N/A

3. None detected

4. < 20 µg/kg for the total of Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 combined and < 20 µg/kg for Ochratoxin A

5. Arsenic: < 2 ppm Cadmium: < 0.82 ppm Lead: < 1.2 ppm Mercury: < 0.4 ppm

6. See section 200 of this regulation

7. See section 200 of this regulation

8. See section 200 of this regulation

9. < 10,000 colony forming units per gram

10. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

11. None detected per gram

12. None detected per gram

13. None detected per gram

14. None detected per gram

15. None detected per gram

16. None detected per gram

17. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

Extract of marijuana (nonsolvent) like hashish, bubble hash, infused dairy butter, mixtures of extracted products or oils or fats derived from natural sources, including concentrated marijuana extracted with CO2

1. Potency analysis

2. Foreign matter inspection

3. Terpene analysis

4. Mycotoxin screening

5. Heavy metal screening

6. Pesticide residue analysis

7. Total yeast and mold

8. Total Enterobacteriaceae

9. Salmonella

10. Pathogenic E. coli

11. Aspergillus fumigatus

12. Aspergillus flavus

13. Aspergillus terreus

14. Aspergillus niger

1. N/A

2. None detected

3. N/A

4. < 20 µg/kg for the total of Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 combined and < 20 µg/kg for Ochratoxin A

5. Arsenic: < 2 ppm Cadmium: < 0.82 ppm Lead: < 1.2 ppm Mercury: < 0.4 ppm

6. See section 200 of this regulation

7. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

8. < 100 colony forming units per gram

9. None detected per gram

10. None detected per gram

11. None detected per gram

12. None detected per gram

13. None detected per gram

14. None detected per gram

Extract of marijuana (solvent-based) made with any approved solvent, including concentrated marijuana extracted by means other than with CO2

1. Potency analysis

2. Terpene analysis

3. Foreign matter inspection

4. Residual solvent test

5. Mycotoxin screening

6. Heavy metal screening

7. Pesticide residue analysis

8. Total yeast and mold

9. Total Enterobacteriaceae

10. Salmonella

11. Pathogenic E. coli

12. Aspergillus fumigatus

13. Aspergillus flavus

14. Aspergillus terreus

15. Aspergillus niger

1. N/A

2. N/A

3. None detected

4. < 500 ppm

5. < 20 µg/kg for the total of Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 combined and < 20 µg/kg for Ochratoxin A

6. Arsenic: < 2 ppm Cadmium: < 0.82 ppm Lead: < 1.2 ppm Mercury: < 0.4 ppm

7. See section 200 of this regulation

8. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

9. < 100 colony forming units per gram

10. None detected per gram

11. None detected per gram

12. None detected per gram

13. None detected per gram

14. None detected per gram

15. None detected per gram

Edible marijuana product, including a product which contains concentrated marijuana

1. Potency analysis

2. Terpene analysis

3. Foreign matter inspection

4. Total Enterobacteriaceae

5. Salmonella

6. Pathogenic E. coli

7. Total aerobic count

8. Water activity or pH

1. N/A

2. N/A

3. None detected

4. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

5. None detected per gram

6. None detected per gram

7. < 100,000 colony forming units per gram

8. Water activity < 0.86 or pH < 4.6

Liquid marijuana product, including, without limitation, soda or tonic, including a product which contains concentrated marijuana

1. Potency analysis

2. Terpene analysis

3. Foreign matter inspection

4. Total Enterobacteriaceae

5. Salmonella

6. Pathogenic E. coli

7. Total aerobic count

8. Water activity or pH

1. N/A

2. N/A

3. None detected

4. < 1,000 colony forming units per gram

5. None detected per gram

6. None detected per gram

7. < 100,000 colony forming units per gram

8. Water activity < 0.86 or pH < 4.6

Topical marijuana product, including a product which contains concentrated marijuana

1. Potency analysis

2. Terpene analysis

1. N/A

2. N/A

3. A sample of usable marijuana must be at least 10 grams. A sample of a production run must be the lesser of 1 percent of the total product weight of the production run or 25 units of product. All samples must be homogenized before testing.
4. A marijuana establishment shall not submit wet marijuana to a marijuana testing facility for testing unless the wet marijuana is destined for extraction and weighed within 2 hours after harvest.
5. As used in this section, "as received" means the unaltered state in which a sample was collected, without any processing or conditioning, which accounts for all mass, including moisture content.

Nev. Admin. Code § 453A.Sec. 197

Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R092-17AP, eff. 2/27/2018
NRS 453D.200