Alaska Administrative Code
Title 11 - Natural Resources
Part 4 - Agriculture
Chapter 40 - Industrial Hemp
Article 6 - Sampling, Testing, Quarantines, and Destruction
11 AAC 40.635 - Methodology for testing delta-9-THC levels in raw industrial hemp

Universal Citation: 11 AK Admin Code 40.635

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Raw industrial hemp collected by the division or an authorized representative of the division for sampling will be tested for a quantitative determination of total THC.

(b) For purposes of this section, "total THC" is the value determined after the process of decarboxylation that expresses the potential total delta-9-THC content derived from the sum of the THC and THCA content and reported on a dry weight basis. This post- decarboxylation value of THC may be calculated by using a chromatograph technique using heat, such as gas chromatography, through which THCA is converted from its acid form to its neutral form, THC. This test calculates the total potential THC in a given sample.

(c) In this section,

(1) "decarboxylation" means the removal or elimination of carboxyl group from a molecule or organic compound;

(2) "THCA" means THC-acid.

Authority:AS 03.05.010

AS 03.05.030

AS 03.05.076

AS 03.05.078

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