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Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
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Chapter453A Medical Use of Marijuana |
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PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA |
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Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories |
NAC453A.654. Required quality assurance tests.
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1. Each independent testing laboratory must use the general body of required quality assurance tests for usable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, extracts of marijuana and edible 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. An independent testing laboratory may request additional sample material in excess of the amounts listed in the table set forth in this section for the purposes of completing required quality assurance tests. An independent testing laboratory may retrieve samples from the premises of another medical marijuana establishment and transport the samples directly to the laboratory.
2. The tests required pursuant to subsection 1 and the sample size of products required for the required testing of each type of marijuana or marijuana product by an independent testing laboratory are as follows:
Product
Tests Required
Sample Size Needed to Complete all Tests
Usable marijuana
1. Moisture content
2. Potency analysis
3. Terpene analysis
4. Foreign matter inspection
5. Microbial screening
6. Mycotoxin screening
7. Heavy metal screening
8. Pesticide residue analysis
12 grams or less
Extract of marijuana (nonsolvent) like kief, hashish, bubble hash, infused dairy butter, or oils or fats derived from natural sources
1. Potency analysis
2. Foreign matter inspection
3. Microbial screening
4. Terpene analysis
7 grams or less
Extract of marijuana (solvent-based) made with a CO2 extractor
1. Potency analysis
2. Terpene analysis
3. Microbial screening
2 grams or less
Extract of marijuana (solvent-based) made using n-butane, isobutane, propane, heptane, or other solvents or gases approved by the Division of at least 99 percent purity
1. Potency analysis
2. Terpene analysis
3. Residual solvent test
4. Microbial screening (only if using marijuana that failed the initial test)
2 grams or less
Extract of marijuana made with food grade ethanol
1. Potency analysis
2. Terpene analysis
3. Microbial screening (only if using marijuana that failed the initial test)
2 grams or less
Extract of marijuana made with food grade glycerin or propylene glycol
1. Potency analysis
2. Terpene analysis
3. Microbial screening (only if using marijuana that failed the initial test)
20 grams or less
Edible marijuana-infused product
1. Potency analysis
2. Terpene analysis
3. Microbial screening
1 unit
Liquid marijuana-infused product, including, without limitation, soda or tonic
1. Potency analysis
2. Terpene analysis
3. Microbial screening
1 unit
Topical marijuana-infused product
Potency analysis
1 unit
(Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014)