Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.4 - Testing Requirements and Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
5.4.1 Testing
				Requirements for Cannabis and Cannabis Products.
A. All sample increments collected must be
				homogenized prior to sample analyses, notwithstanding foreign material
				testing.
B. Every harvest batch of
				cannabis flower shall be tested for the following prior to sale or distribution
				to a qualified patient or caregiver:
1.
				Pesticides in accordance with Rule
				5.4.3 of this Part;
2. Water activity and moisture content in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.5 of this Part;
3. THC and CBD concentration in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.6 of this
				Part;
4. Heavy Metals in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.7 of this
				Part;
5. Mycotoxins in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.8 of this Part;
6. Microbiological contaminants in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.2 of this
				Part;
7. Terpenes, if performed, in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.9 of this Part;
8. Foreign material in accordance with Rule
				5.4.10 of this
				Part.
C. Every production
				batch of raw pre-rolls shall be tested in the final form intended for sale or
				distribution to a qualified patient or caregiver for the following prior to
				sale or transfer:
1. Pesticides in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.3 of this Part;
2. Water activity and moisture content in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.5 of this Part;
3. THC and CBD concentration in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.6 of this
				Part;
4. Heavy Metals in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.7 of this
				Part;
5. Mycotoxins in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.8 of this Part;
6. Microbiological contaminants in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.2 of this
				Part;
7. Terpenes, if performed, in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.9 of this Part;
8. Foreign material in accordance with Rule
				5.4.10 of this
				Part.
D. Every production
				batch of cannabinoid concentrate and extract shall be tested in the final form
				intended for sale or distribution to a qualified patient or caregiver for the
				following prior to sale or transfer:
1.
				Pesticides in accordance with Rule
				5.4.3 of this Part;
2. Water activity and moisture content in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.5 of this Part;
3. THC and CBD concentration in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.6 of this
				Part;
4. Heavy Metals in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.7 of this Part;
5. Mycotoxins in accordance with Rule
				5.4.8 of this Part;
6. Microbiological contaminants in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.2 of this
				Part;
7. Terpenes, if performed, in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.9 of this Part;
8. Foreign material in accordance with Rule
				5.4.10 of this Part.
9. A processing entity is exempt from testing
				concentrates for solvents under this Rule if the processing entity:
a. Did not use any solvent listed in Appendix
				A, Table 1; and,
b. Solvents in
				Used a mechanical extraction process to separate cannabinoids from the
				cannabis; or
c. Used only water,
				animal fat or vegetable oil as a solvent to separate the cannabinoids from the
				cannabis.
E.
				Every production batch of infused cannabis products shall be tested in the
				final form intended for sale or distribution to a qualified patient or
				caregiver for the following prior to sale or transfer:
1. Pesticides in accordance with Rule
				5.4.3 of this Part;
2. Water activity and moisture content in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.5 of this Part;
3. THC and CBD concentration in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.6 of this
				Part;
4. Heavy Metals in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.7 of this
				Part;
5. Mycotoxins in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.8 of this Part;
6. Microbiological contaminants in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.2 of this
				Part;
7. Terpenes, if performed, in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.9 of this Part;
8. Foreign material in accordance with Rule
				5.4.10 of this Part; and
9. Homogeneity.
10. Final form edible cannabis products shall
				meet the following additional requirements:
a.
				Produced and sold with a standardized concentration of cannabinoids not to
				exceed ten milligrams (10 mg) of total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per serving
				with an allowable variance of ±10% when testing.
b. Must demonstrate uniform disbursement of
				cannabinoids throughout the product when sampled and tested.
11. Infused non-edible products
				and beverages are exempt from water activity and moisture content
				testing.
F. Every
				production batch of Kief shall be tested in the final form intended for sale or
				distribution to a qualified patient or caregiver for the following prior to
				sale or transfer:
1. Pesticides in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.3 of this
				Part;
2. Water activity and
				moisture content in accordance with Rule
				5.4.5 of this Part;
3. THC and CBD concentration in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.6 of this
				Part;
4. Heavy Metals in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.7 of this Part;
5. Mycotoxins in accordance with Rule
				5.4.8 of this Part;
6. Microbiological contaminants in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.2 of this
				Part;
7. Terpenes, if performed, in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.9 of this Part; and
8. Foreign material in accordance with Rule
				5.4.10 of this Part;
				and
G. Every production
				batch of infused pre-rolls and inhalable compound concentrate products shall be
				tested in the final form intended for sale or distribution to a qualified
				patient or caregiver for the following prior to sale or transfer:
1. Pesticides in accordance with Rule
				5.4.3 of this Part;
2. Water activity and moisture content in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.5 of this Part;
3. THC and CBD concentration in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.6 of this
				Part;
4. Heavy Metals in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.7 of this
				Part;
5. Mycotoxins in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.8 of this Part;
6. Microbiological contaminants in accordance
				with Rule 5.4.2 of this
				Part;
7. Terpenes, if performed, in
				accordance with Rule
				5.4.9 of this Part; and
8. Foreign material in accordance with Rule
				5.4.10 of this Part.
H. Testing Standards: All
				compliance testing requirements by product type are summarized in Appendix D
				and all compliance testing requirements by final packaging are summarized in
				Appendix E.