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Growers shall separate all harvested medical marijuana into harvest batches not to exceed fifteen (15) pounds, with the exception of any plant material to be sold to a licensed processor for the purposes of turning the plant material into concentrate which may be separated into harvest batches of no more than fifty (50) pounds.

Processors shall separate all medical marijuana product into production batches not to exceed four (4) liters of liquid medical marijuana concentrate or nine (9) pounds for nonliquid medical marijuana products, and for final medical marijuana products no greater than one-thousand (1,000) grams of THC.

Growers, processors, and dispensaries shall dispose of any medical marijuana or medical marijuana products that exceed any testing thresholds or fail to meet any other standards or requirements.

When a laboratory determines that a batch has failed any required testing, the laboratory shall immediately notify OMMA and submit a copy of the COA to OMMA within two (2) business days.

The laboratory stores each sample in conditions protect the physical and chemical integrity of the sample.

Analyzed test samples are held in a controlled access area.

Reserve samples shall be maintained and properly stored for at least thirty days.

After the required storage period, any portion of the test sample that is not destroyed during analysis shall be returned to the licensed individual or entity that provided the sample after the required retention period for reserve samples, or disposed of.

If a sample fails testing, the harvest batch or production batch from which the sample was taken may be remediated or decontaminated.

A batch that has been remediated or decontaminated must be fully tested and successfully pass all required analyses. If the batch fails to pass testing after remediation or decontamination, the batch must be either disposed of or retested*.

Growers and processors may remediate failed batches providing the remediation method does not impart any toxicity. Any remediation methods or solvents used must be disclosed to the testing laboratory.

Prior to accepting any sale or transfer of medical marijuana, dispensaries shall obtain copies of any and all COAs for every test conducted on the harvest batch(es);

Prior to accepting any sale or transfer of medical marijuana products, dispensaries shall obtain copies of any and all COAs for every test conducted on the production batch(es);

Commercial licensees shall maintain copies of any and all COAs for at least seven (7) years and these records must be kept onsite and readily accessible.

To obtain a representative sample of a harvest batch, a total of 0.5% of the batch shall be collected from different areas of the batch. Reserve samples shall be maintained and properly stored by the laboratory for at least thirty days.

Growers and processors may submit samples for research and development testing. If a sample submitted to a laboratory passes a R&D test, it shall not constitute a pass for the purposes of compliance.

Growers, processors, and dispensaries may create noninfused pre-rolls from flower, shake, or trim collected from single harvest or multiple harvest batches.

For single harvest batch noninfused pre-rolls made from flower, shake or trim that has passed full compliance testing, growers, processors, or dispensaries must conduct additional testing on the pre-rolls only for heavy metals, THC and cannabinoid concentration, and foreign materials and filth.

Only processors may create infused pre-rolls. Infused pre-rolls must be tested for microbials, mycotoxins, residual solvents, heavy metals, pesticide residue, THC and cannabinoid concentration, terpenoid type and concentration, and water activity and moisture content. If medical marijuana concentrate that has previously passed residual solvent testing is used to infuse the pre- roll, testing for residual solvents is not required.

When a laboratory determines that a batch has failed any required testing, the laboratory must immediately notify OMMA and submit a copy of the COA within two (2) business days.

Growers and processors may collect kief from multiple harvest batches, provided all harvest batches have passed all testing requirements. The kief must be homogenized into a new batch ≤15 pounds.

Growers and processors may collect shake and trim from multiple harvest batches provided all harvest batches have passed all testing requirements. The shake and trim must be homogenized into a new batch ≤50 pounds.