Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4770 - MEDICAL CANNABIS
Part 4770.3022 - HEAVY METALS TESTING OF DRIED RAW CANNABIS
Universal Citation: MN Rules 4770.3022
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Requirement.
Before being packaged, a representative sample from each batch of dried raw cannabis must be tested for the presence of heavy metals.
Subp. 2. Standards.
A batch fails heavy metals testing if the presence of one of the following metals is above the following listed limit:
|
Parts per Million (ppm) |
|
|
Inorganic arsenic |
0.4 |
|
Cadmium |
0.3 |
|
Lead |
1.0 |
|
Mercury |
0.2 |
Subp. 3. Remediation.
A manufacturer must comply with the following requirements when a sample fails to meet the standards for heavy metals testing.
A. A batch of dried raw cannabis that fails
heavy metals testing may be remediated using a processing method that
effectively removes the heavy metals from the batch. If a batch of dried raw
cannabis fails heavy metals testing after remediation, the manufacturer must
dispose of the batch as medical cannabis waste under part 4770.1200, subpart 2,
item A.
B. A batch that is
remediated in accordance with this subpart must be sampled and tested in
accordance with this chapter.
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