Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 19 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Chapter 306 - Marijuana Control
Article 6 - Marijuana Testing Facilities
3 AAC 306.645 - Laboratory testing of marijuana and marijuana products
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) A marijuana testing facility shall use the general body of required laboratory tests as set out in this section for marijuana plant material, an extract or concentrate of marijuana, and a marijuana product. Required tests may include potency analysis, moisture content, foreign matter inspection, microbial screening, pesticide, other chemical residue, and metals screening, and residual solvents levels. A marijuana testing facility shall establish a schedule of fees required for each test it offers, and shall perform tests using methods in compliance with guidelines prescribed by the board.
(b) The tests required for each marijuana type or marijuana product, are as follows:
Substance |
Acceptable Limits Per Gram |
Product to be Tested |
-Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)- bacteria |
less than 1 colony forming unit (CFU/g) |
Marijuana; retail marijuana products; water- and food-based concentrates |
Salmonella species - bacteria |
less than 1 colony forming unit (CFU/g) |
|
Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger - fungus |
less than 1 colony forming unit (CFU/g) |
Substance |
Acceptable Limits Per Gram |
Product to be Tested |
butanes |
less than 800 porta per million (PPM) |
solvent-based concentrates |
heptanes |
less than 500 parts per million (PPM) |
|
benzene |
less than 1 parts per million (PPM |
|
toluene |
less than 1 parts per million (PPM) |
|
hexane |
less than 10 parts per million (PPM) |
|
Total xylenes (meta-xylenes, para-xylenes, or ortho-xylenes) |
less than 1 parts per million (PPM) |
Authority:AS 17.38.010
AS 17.38.070
AS 17.38.121
AS 17.38.150
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AS 17.38.200
AS 17.38.900