N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-19.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 17:30-19.4 - Testing laboratory procedures and specifications for testing usable cannabis and cannabis products

(a) The testing laboratory shall test the initial samples of cannabis and cannabis product collected in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:30-19.3 to confirm whether the samples meet the specifications of this section according to the standard operating procedures of the laboratory that have been approved by the accreditation body pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30-18.5(e).

1. The testing laboratory shall analyze the samples according to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission's Testing Guidance, available on the Commission website, except when otherwise required by this subchapter and the Cannabis Regulatory Commission's Testing Guidance, the testing laboratory shall analyze the samples according to the most current version of the cannabis inflorescence monograph published by the American Herbal Pharmacopeia (AHP).

(b) If the initial sample does not meet the specifications of this section:

1. The testing laboratory shall follow their standard operating procedure to confirm or refute the original results; and

2. The license holder may be permitted an opportunity to remediate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-35.a(13)(c), upon notice to the Commission, the batch or lot from which the failed sample was taken, which batch or lot shall be subject to a subsequent test of a new representative sample.

(c) The testing laboratory shall retain the remains of the initial sample for 30 days after analysis is completed. At such time, the testing laboratory shall destroy or render unrecoverable and unrecognizable the remains of the initial sample.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:30-19.4

Recodified from 17:30-16.4 by 55 N.J.R. 402(a), effective 3/6/2023