Key:
CAS Number = Chemical Abstract Services Registry number
CFU = Colony-forming unit, a method to estimate the number of viable bacteria or fungal cells in a sample
* = Required for marijuana products only
Analyte | Maximum Allowable Contaminants | Required Action |
Escherichia coli | 10 CFU/g for edible marijuana or a marijuana-infused edible food product 100 CFU/g for all other medical marijuana and marijuana products | Remediate and retest, or Destroy |
Salmonella spp. | Detectable in 1 gram | Destroy |
Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus terreus | Inhalable: Detectable in 1 gram | Remediate and retest Remediate and use for preparing an extract or a concentrate, or Destroy |
Mycotoxins: Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2 Ochratoxin A | Marijuana product, except a marijuana product intended for topical application, prepared from an extract or concentrate of marijuana: 20 µg/kg (ppb) of total aflatoxins 20 µg/kg (ppb) of ochratoxin | Destroy |
B. Heavy Metals | ||
Analyte | Maximum Allowable Contaminants | Required Action |
Arsenic | 0.4 ppm | Remediate and retest, or Destroy |
Cadmium | 0.4 ppm | |
Lead | 1.0 ppm | |
Mercury | 0.2 ppm for inhalable medical marijuana or an inhalable marijuana product 1.2 ppm for non-inhalable medical marijuana and all other marijuana products 1.2 ppm |
C. *Residual Solvents | |||
Analyte | CAS Number | Maximum Allowable Concentration | Required Action |
Acetone | 67-64-1 | 1,000 ppm | Remediate and retest, or Destroy |
Acetonitrile | 75-05-8 | 410 ppm | |
Benzene | 71-43-2 | 2 ppm | |
Butanes (measured as the cumulative residue of n-butane and iso-butane) | 106-97-8 and 75-28-5, respectively | 5,000 ppm | |
Chloroform | 67-66-3 | 60 ppm | |
Dichloromethane | 75-09-2 | 600 ppm | |
Ethanol | 64-17-5 | 5,000 ppm | |
Ethyl Acetate | 141-78-6 | 5,000 ppm | |
Ethyl Ether | 60-29-7 | 5,000 ppm | |
Heptane | 142-82-5 | 5,000 ppm | |
Hexanes (measured as the cumulative residue of n-hexane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, 2,2-dimethylbutane, and 2,3-dimethylbutane) | 110-54-3, 107-83-5, 96-140, 75-83-2, and 79-29-8, respectively | 290 ppm | |
Isopropyl Acetate | 108-21-4 | 5,000 ppm | |
Methanol | 67-56-1 | 3,000 ppm | |
Pentanes (measured as the cumulative residue of n-pentane, iso-pentane, and neo-pentane) | 109-66-0, 78-78-4, and 463-82-1, respectively | 5,000 ppm | |
2-Propanol (IPA) | 67-63-0 | 5,000 ppm | |
Toluene | 108-88-3 | 890 ppm | |
Xylenes (measured as the cumulative residue of 1,2-dimethylbenzene, 1,3-dimethylbenzene, and 1,4-dimethylbenzene, and the non-xylene, ethyl benzene) | 1330-20-7 (95-47-6, 108-38-3, and 106-42-3, respectively, and 100-41-4) | 2,170 ppm |
D. Pesticides, Fungicides, Growth Regulators | |||
Analyte | CAS Number | Maximum Allowable Concentration | Required Action |
Abamectin | 71751-41-2 | 0.5 ppm | Remediate and retest, or Destroy |
Acephate | 30560-19-1 | 0.4 ppm | |
Acetamiprid | 135410-20-7 | 0.2 ppm | |
Aldicarb | 116-06-3 | 0.4 ppm | |
Azoxystrobin | 131860-33-8 | 0.2 ppm | |
Bifenazate | 149877-41-8 | 0.2 ppm | |
Bifenthrin | 82657-04-3 | 0.2 ppm | |
Boscalid | 188425-85-6 | 0.4 ppm | |
Carbaryl | 63-25-2 | 0.2 ppm | |
Carbofuran | 1563-66-2 | 0.2 ppm | |
Chlorantraniliprole | 500008-45-7 | 0.2 ppm | |
Chlorfenapyr | 122453-73-0 | 1.0 ppm | |
Chlorpyrifos | 2921-88-2 | 0.2 ppm | |
Clofentezine | 74115-24-5 | 0.2 ppm | |
Cyfluthrin | 68359-37-5 | 1.0 ppm | |
Cypermethrin | 52315-07-8 | 1.0 ppm | |
Daminozide | 1596-84-5 | 1.0 ppm | |
DDVP (Dichlorvos) | 62-73-7 | 0.1 ppm | |
Diazinon | 333-41-5 | 0.2 ppm | |
Dimethoate | 60-51-5 | 0.2 ppm | |
Ethoprophos | 13194-48-4 | 0.2 ppm | |
Etofenprox | 80844-07-1 | 0.4 ppm | |
Etoxazole | 153233-91-1 | 0.2 ppm | |
Fenoxycarb | 72490-01-8 | 0.2 ppm | |
Fenpyroximate | 134098-61-6 | 0.4 ppm | |
Fipronil | 120068-37-3 | 0.4 ppm | |
Flonicamid | 158062-67-0 | 1.0 ppm | |
Fludioxonil | 131341-86-1 | 0.4 ppm | |
Hexythiazox | 78587-05-0 | 1.0 ppm | |
Imazalil | 35554-44-0 | 0.2 ppm | |
Imidacloprid | 138261-41-3 | 0.4 ppm | |
Kresoxim-methyl | 143390-89-0 | 0.4 ppm | |
Malathion | 121-75-5 | 0.2 ppm | |
Metalaxyl | 57837-19-1 | 0.2 ppm | |
Methiocarb | 2032-65-7 | 0.2 ppm | |
Methomyl | 16752-77-5 | 0.4 ppm | |
Myclobutanil | 88671-89-0 | 0.2 ppm | |
Naled | 300-76-5 | 0.5 ppm | |
Oxamyl | 23135-22-0 | 1.0 ppm | |
Paclobutrazol | 76738-62-0 | 0.4 ppm | |
Permethrins (measured as the cumulative residue of cis- and trans- isomers) | 52645-53-1 (54774-45-7 and 51877-74-8) | 0.2 ppm | |
Phosmet | 732-11-6 | 0.2 ppm | |
Piperonyl_butoxide | 51-03-6 | 2.0 ppm | |
Prallethrin | 23031-36-9 | 0.2 ppm | |
Propiconazole | 60207-90-1 | 0.4 ppm | |
Propoxur | 114-26-1 | 0.2 ppm | |
Pyrethrins (measured as the cumulative residue of pyrethrin I and II) | 8003-34-7 (121-21-1, 25402-06-6, and 4466-14-2) | 1.0 ppm | |
Pyridaben | 96489-71-3 | 0.2 ppm | |
Spinosad (measured as the cumulative residue of Spinosyn A and Spinosyn D) | 168316-95-8 | 0.2 ppm | |
Spiromesifen | 283594-90-1 | 0.2 ppm | |
Spirotetramat | 203313-25-1 | 0.2 ppm | |
Spiroxamine | 118134-30-8 | 0.4 ppm | |
Tebuconazole | 107534-96-3 | 0.4 ppm | |
Thiacloprid | 111988-49-9 | 0.2 ppm | |
Thiamethoxam | 153719-23-4 | 0.2 ppm | |
Trifloxystrobin | 141517-21-7 | 0.2 ppm |
E. Potency | ||
Analyte | Labeling | Required Action |
Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THC-A) | Label claim is not within +/- 20% of tested value | Revise label as necessary |
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol ([DELTA]9-THC) | ||
Cannabidiolic acid (CBD-A) | ||
Cannabidiol (CBD) |
Ariz. Admin. Code tit. 9, ch. 18, art. 3, tbl. 3.1