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Agency 64 - HealthTitle 64 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Series 64-111 - Medical Cannabis Program - Laboratories
Section 64-111-10 - Testing requirements

W. Va. Code R. § 64-111-10

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Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 64-111-10 - Testing requirements
10.1. Prior to conducting any testing of a sample at the request of a grower/processor, an approved laboratory must enter into a written contract with the grower/processor for testing services. The approved laboratory must provide a copy of the contract to the bureau within two days following the bureau's request.
10.2. A grower/processor must submit through the electronic tracking system a request to the approved laboratory with which it has a written contract under subsection 10.1. of this rule for each test to be conducted.
10.3. At a minimum, an approved laboratory must perform tests as prescribed by the bureau on the following:
10.3.a. Samples from a harvest batch or harvest lot prior to being used to produce a medical cannabis product.
10.3.b. Samples from each process lot before the medical cannabis is sold or offered for sale to another medical cannabis organization.
10.4. The samples identified in subsection 10.3. of this rule must be tested, at a minimum, for the following:
10.4.a. Pesticides;
10.4.b. Solvents;
10.4.c. Water activity and moisture content;
10.4.d. THC and CBD concentration; and
10.4.e. Microbiological contaminants.
10.5. Sampling and testing under this rule must be conducted with a statistically significant number and size of samples and with methodologies acceptable to the bureau to ensure that all harvest batches, harvest lots and medical cannabis products are adequately tested for contaminants and that the cannabinoid profile is consistent throughout.
10.6. An approved laboratory may not test any samples when there is evidence of improper collection, improper preservation, apparent spoilage, excessive time lapse between collection of the sample and testing, or any other factor sufficient to render the findings of questionable validity.
10.7. An approved laboratory must enter into the electronic tracking system and, under 64CSR110 (Management and disposal of medical cannabis waste) properly dispose of all tested and untested samples and test samples.

W. Va. Code R. § 64-111-10