Current through August 30, 2024
(a) A marijuana cultivation facility may
provide a free sample of marijuana to a retail marijuana store if packaged in a
sample jar containing not more than three and one-half grams of marijuana and
protected by a plastic or metal mesh screen to allow the retail marijuana
stores to smell the product before purchase.
(b) A marijuana cultivation facility may
provide a free sample of marijuana to a retail marijuana store or marijuana
product manufacturing facility as follows:
(1) a sample provided for the purpose of
negotiating a sale may be not more than one ounce;
(2) a marijuana cultivation facility may not
provide any one licensed retail marijuana store or marijuana product
manufacturing facility with more than one ounce of marijuana per month
free-of-charge for the purpose of negotiating a sale.
(c) A retail marijuana store that receives a
marijuana sample may not sell the marijuana simple to a customer, and shall
either
(1) return the marijuana sample to the
marijuana cultivation facility that provided the sample; or
(2) destroy the marijuana sample after use
and document the destruction in the retail marijuana store's marijuana
inventory control system.
(d) A marijuana cultivation facility may
provide a sample of marijuana to an employee of the facility, who is in
possession of a valid marijuana handler card for the purpose of quality control
only if
(1) samples provided to employees for
quality control do not exceed a cumulative total of one ounce per 30-day
period;
(2) each sample is
registered and tracked using the marijuana inventory tracking system in
accordance with
3
AAC 306.730;
(3) consumption of marijuana does not occur
on the licensed premises;
(4) no
sample provided uner this subsection sold or given to another licensee or
consumer;
(5) each employee who
receives a marijuana sample for the purpose of quality control completes a
quality control form approved by the board for each sample;
(6) the licensee maintains copies of
completed forms required under (5) of this subsection in accordance with
3
AAC 306.755; and
(7) samples that leave the licensed premises
are packaged in opaque, resealable, child-resistant packaging and clearly
marked or labeled "For Quality Control" and the packaging is designed or
constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age
to open, but not normally difficult for adults to use properly.
Authority:AS
17.38.010
AS 17.38.070
AS 17.38.121
AS 17.38.150
AS 17.38.190
AS 17.38.200
AS
17.38.900
