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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.602 - Quality control unit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each cultivation
				facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana products or
				marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall have a
				quality control unit that:
(a) Has the
				responsibility and authority to approve or reject all components, product
				containers, closures, in-process materials, packaging materials, labeling and
				marijuana or marijuana products;
(b) Has the authority to review production
				records to assure that no errors have occurred or, if errors have occurred,
				that they have been fully investigated and resolved;
(c) Is responsible for approving or rejecting
				marijuana or marijuana products manufactured, processed, packaged or held under
				contract by another medical marijuana establishment; and
(d) Is responsible for approving or rejecting
				all procedures or specifications which may impact the identity, strength,
				quality and purity of the marijuana or marijuana products.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.604 - Hygiene standards for establishment agents at certain medical marijuana establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
Each cultivation facility, facility for the production of
				  edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana
				  dispensary shall ensure that:
1. Each
				medical marijuana establishment agent who is employed by or volunteers at the
				medical marijuana establishment and who is engaged in cultivating,
				manufacturing, processing, packaging or holding marijuana or marijuana products
				wears clean clothing appropriate for the duties he or she performs;
2. Protective apparel, such as head, face,
				hand and arm coverings, are worn as necessary to protect marijuana or marijuana
				products from contamination; and
3.
				Each medical marijuana establishment agent who is employed by or volunteers at
				the medical marijuana establishment practices good sanitation and health
				habits.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff.
				  4-1-2014
NRS 453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.606 - Physical facilities: Generally

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each medical
				marijuana establishment shall ensure that any building used to manufacture,
				process, package, support or hold marijuana or marijuana products:
(a) Is of suitable size, construction and
				location to facilitate cleaning, maintenance and proper operations;
(b) Has adequate space for the orderly
				placement of equipment and materials to prevent miscalculation or misuse of any
				component in any step of the manufacture, control, packaging, labeling or
				distribution of marijuana or marijuana products between different components,
				product containers, closures, labels, in-process materials and marijuana or
				marijuana products and to prevent contamination; and
(c) Contains interior surfaces which are not
				constructed of bare, painted or coated wood or wood product unless:
(1) The bare, painted or coated wood is
				within a building used only as a medical marijuana dispensary and all marijuana
				or marijuana products are packaged or protected at all times; or
(2) The wood is sealed and coated with an
				epoxy paint which renders the surface:
(I)
				Safe;
(II) Durable,
				corrosion-resistant, nonporous and nonabsorbent;
(III) Finished to have a smooth, easily
				cleanable surface; and
(IV)
				Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion and
				decomposition.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.608 - Physical facilities: Lighting requirements for certain establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each independent testing laboratory,
				cultivation facility and medical marijuana dispensary shall ensure that
				adequate lighting is provided in all areas of the medical marijuana
				establishment.
2. If it is
				necessary for an independent testing laboratory, cultivation facility or
				medical marijuana dispensary to have dim or no lighting in a certain area of
				the medical marijuana establishment for a specific reason, the medical
				marijuana establishment must have a written policy which specifies:
(a) The area needing dim or no lighting;
				and
(b) The reason the area needs
				dim or no lighting.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.610 - Physical facilities: Ventilation and filtration requirements for certain medical marijuana establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each cultivation
				facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana products or
				marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall ensure that
				any building used to manufacture, process, package or hold marijuana or
				marijuana products:
(a) Has adequate
				ventilation; and
(b) Contains
				equipment for adequate control over air pressure, microorganisms, dust,
				humidity and temperature when appropriate for the manufacture, processing,
				packaging or holding of marijuana or marijuana products.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.612 - Potable water; drains

Current through June 11, 2024
Each medical marijuana establishment shall ensure
				  that:
1. Any building used to
				manufacture, process, package or hold marijuana or marijuana products supplies
				potable water under continuous positive pressure in a plumbing system free of
				defects that could contribute to the contamination of any marijuana or
				marijuana products. Potable water must meet the standards prescribed in the
				Primary Drinking Water Regulations, 40 C.F.R. Part 141. Water not meeting such
				standards is not permitted in the potable water system.
2. Drains are of adequate size and, where
				connected directly to a sewer, are provided with an air break or other
				mechanical device to prevent back-siphonage.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff.
				  4-1-2014
NRS 453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.614 - Written procedures for sanitation and control of vermin

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each medical marijuana establishment shall
				ensure that it has written procedures:
(a)
				Assigning responsibility for sanitation and describing in sufficient detail the
				cleaning schedules, methods, equipment and materials to be used in cleaning the
				buildings and facilities of the medical marijuana establishment; and
(b) For the use of appropriate rodenticides,
				insecticides, fungicides, fumigating agents and cleaning and sanitizing agents
				by the medical marijuana establishment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.616 - Maintenance of buildings in good state of repair

Current through June 11, 2024
Each cultivation facility, facility for the production of
				  edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana
				  dispensary shall ensure that any building used to manufacture, process, package
				  or hold marijuana or marijuana products is maintained in a good state of
				  repair.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff.
				  4-1-2014
NRS 453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.618 - Equipment and utensils: Requirements for maintenance, cleaning, sanitizing and inspection for certain medical marijuana establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each cultivation facility, facility for
				the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products and
				medical marijuana dispensary shall ensure that any equipment used to
				manufacture, process, package or hold marijuana or marijuana products:
(a) Is of appropriate design and adequate
				size and is suitably located to facilitate operations for its intended use and
				for its cleaning and maintenance; and
(b) Is constructed so that surfaces which
				have direct contact with components, in-process materials, marijuana or
				marijuana products are not reactive, additive or absorptive so as to alter the
				safety, identity, strength, quality or purity of the marijuana or marijuana
				products beyond the official or other established requirements.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.620 - Requirements for components, product containers and closures for certain medical marijuana establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
Each cultivation facility, facility for the production of
				  edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana
				  dispensary shall ensure that:
1. It
				has written procedures describing in sufficient detail the receipt,
				identification, storage, handling, sampling, testing and approval or rejection
				of components, product containers and closures and that it follows those
				procedures;
2. Components, product
				containers and closures are at all times handled and stored in a manner so as
				to prevent contamination; and
3.
				Bagged or boxed components, product containers or closures are stored off the
				floor and are suitably spaced to permit cleaning and inspection.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014; A by
				  R148-15A,
				  eff. 9/9/2016
NRS
				  NRS 453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.622 - Written procedures for production and process control required for certain medical marijuana establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each cultivation
				facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana products or
				marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall have written
				procedures for production and process control that are designed to assure that
				the marijuana or marijuana products have the identity, strength, quality and
				purity they purport or are represented to possess.
2. The written procedures required pursuant
				to subsection 1 and any changes to those procedures must be drafted, reviewed
				and approved by the appropriate organizational units of the medical marijuana
				establishment and reviewed and approved by the quality control unit of the
				medical marijuana establishment.
3.
				Each cultivation facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana
				products or marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall
				follow written production and process control procedures in executing various
				production and process control functions and shall document these procedures at
				the time of performance. Any deviation from the written procedures must be
				recorded and justified by the medical marijuana establishment.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff.
				  4-1-2014
NRS 453A.670
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.624 - Requirements relating to labeling and packaging materials for certain medical marijuana establishments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each cultivation
				facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana products or
				marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall establish and
				follow written procedures describing in sufficient detail the receipt,
				identification, storage, handling, sampling, examination and testing of
				labeling and packaging materials.
2. Any labeling or packaging materials that
				meet the appropriate written specifications established pursuant to subsection
				1 may be approved and released for use. Any labeling or packaging materials
				that do not meet the specifications established pursuant to subsection 1 must
				be rejected to prevent their use in operations for which they are
				unsuitable.
3. Each cultivation
				facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana products or
				marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall:
(a) Store separately with suitable
				identification the labels and other labeling materials for each type of
				marijuana or marijuana product, and the different strength, dosage form or
				quantity of contents;
(b) Limit
				access to the storage area described in paragraph (a) to authorized personnel
				of the medical marijuana establishment; and
(c) Destroy obsolete and outdated labels,
				labeling and other packaging materials.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Minimum Good Manufacturing Practices for Cultivation and Preparation of Marijuana and Marijuana Products for Administration to Humans › Section 453A.626 - Prohibition on salvage of marijuana and marijuana products subjected to certain conditions by certain medical marijuana establishments; salvage allowed with certain evidence; records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each cultivation
				facility, facility for the production of edible marijuana products or
				marijuana-infused products and medical marijuana dispensary shall ensure that
				marijuana or marijuana products that have been subjected to improper storage
				conditions, including, without limitation, extremes in temperature, humidity,
				smoke, fumes, pressure, age or radiation due to natural disasters, fires,
				accidents or equipment failures, are not salvaged and returned to the
				marketplace.
2. Whenever it is
				unclear whether marijuana or marijuana products have been subjected to the
				conditions described in subsection 1, a cultivation facility, facility for the
				production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products or
				medical marijuana dispensary may conduct salvaging operations only if there is:
(a) Evidence from laboratory tests and assays
				that the marijuana or marijuana products meet all applicable standards of
				identity, strength, quality and purity; and
(b) Evidence from inspection of the premises
				that the marijuana or marijuana products and their associated packaging were
				not subjected to improper storage conditions as a result of the disaster or
				accident, if any.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.650 - Scientific director: Responsibilities; qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each independent testing laboratory must
				employ a scientific director who must be responsible for:
(a) Ensuring that the laboratory achieves and
				maintains quality standards of practice; and
(b) Supervising all staff of the
				laboratory.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.652 - Testing methodologies; practices, procedures and programs relating thereto; inspections

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each independent
				testing laboratory must:
(a) Follow the most
				current version of the Cannabis Inflorescence: Standards of Identity, Analysis,
				and Quality Control monograph published by the American Herbal
				Pharmacopoeia.
(b) Follow the
Recommendations for Regulators -- Cannabis Operations
published by the American Herbal Products Association.
(c) Be accredited pursuant to standard
				ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization by an
				impartial organization that operates in conformance with standard ISO/IEC 17011
				of the International Organization for Standardization and is a signatory to the
				Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Laboratory Accreditation
				Cooperation.
(d) Follow the
Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Microbiological and Chemical
				Analyses of Food, Dietary Supplements, and Pharmaceuticals -- An Aid to the
				Interpretation of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (2015)
published by AOAC
				International.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.654 - Required quality assurance tests

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each independent
				testing laboratory must use the sampling protocols and the general body of
				required quality assurance tests for usable marijuana, as received,
				concentrated cannabis, marijuana-infused products and edible marijuana products
				set forth in this section. Such tests may include moisture content, potency
				analysis, foreign matter inspection, microbial screening, pesticide and other
				chemical residue and metals screening and residual solvents levels. An
				independent testing laboratory may request additional sample material for the
				purposes of completing required quality assurance tests but may not use such
				material for the purposes of resampling or repeating quality assurance tests.
				An independent testing laboratory may retrieve samples from the premises of
				another medical marijuana establishment and transport the samples directly to
				the laboratory. An independent testing laboratory transporting samples may make
				multiple stops if:
(a) Each stop is for the
				sole purpose of retrieving a sample from a medical marijuana establishment;
				and
(b) All samples remain secured
				at all times.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.6544 - Performance of potency analysis or terpene analysis

Current through June 11, 2024
1. When
				performing potency analysis or terpene analysis pursuant to NAC
				453A.654, an independent testing
				laboratory shall test for and quantify the presence of the following:
(a) Cannabinoids:
(1) THC;
(2) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid;
(3) CBD;
(4) Cannabidiolic acid; and
(5) Cannabinol; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.6546 - Performance of testing to verify homogeneity of potency of edible marijuana products

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 2, an independent testing laboratory shall
				perform testing to verify the homogeneity of the potency of an edible marijuana
				product by testing multiple samples from a single production run.
2. An independent testing laboratory that
				tests an edible marijuana product which has previously had the homogeneity of
				the potency of the edible marijuana product verified by an independent testing
				laboratory and which has not undergone a change in recipe may verify the
				homogeneity of the edible marijuana product by testing one or more single units
				or servings from a production run of the edible marijuana product.
3. The independent testing laboratory will
				verify the homogeneity of the potency of the edible marijuana product only if:
(a) The concentration of THC and weight of
				each sample is within 15 percent above or below the intended concentration of
				THC and weight; and
(b) No
				combination of samples which comprise 10 percent or less of the edible
				marijuana product contain 20 percent or more of the total THC in the edible
				marijuana product.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.6548 - Use of approved pesticides by medical marijuana establishment; performance of pesticide residue analysis by testing laboratory

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical
				marijuana establishment shall only use a pesticide in the cultivation or
				production of marijuana, edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused
				products if the pesticide appears on the list of pesticides published by the
				State Department of Agriculture pursuant to
				NRS
				586.550.
2. When performing pesticide residue analysis
				pursuant to NAC
				453A.654, an independent testing
				laboratory shall analyze for the pesticides which occur on the list of
				pesticides published by the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to
				NRS
				586.550 at the detection levels specified by
				the State Department of Agriculture and for any other substances required by
				the Department of Taxation. If:
(a) A
				pesticide which occurs on the list of pesticides published by the State
				Department of Agriculture pursuant to
				NRS
				586.550 is detected at a level which exceeds
				the level specified by the State Department of Agriculture; or
(b) A pesticide which does not occur on the
				list of pesticides published by the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to
				NRS
				586.550 is detected in any amount which is
				positively verified, the pesticide residue analysis is
				failed
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.655 - Limited testing for research and development purposes

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				cultivation facility or a facility for the production of edible marijuana
				products or marijuana-infused products may conduct operations and request
				limited laboratory testing for research and development purposes.
2. A cultivation facility or facility for the
				production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products described
				in subsection 1 shall:
(a) Notify the
				Division of its intent to conduct research and development on a form prescribed
				by the Division by electronic mail at
MMER&DTesting@health.nv.gov
before sending a
				sample to an independent testing laboratory;
(b) Quarantine each batch, lot or production
				run in a separate quarantine area and label each batch, lot or production run
				with a distinctive label containing "R&D QUARANTINE" as a header and footer
				in 20-point white font and a red background;
(c) Account for all marijuana subject to
				quarantine pursuant to paragraph (b) in its inventory control system;
(d) Limit all research and development
				operations to clearly segregated and designated areas or rooms marked "R&D
				CULTIVATION AREA" or "R&D PRODUCTION AREA" on 8 1/2 by 11 inch signs with a
				red background and white lettering, posted at the entrance to the area or room
				and along the walls of the area or room, with a minimum of one sign for every
				300 square feet of the area or room; and
(e) Perform research and development
				operations in a grow room only if the plants used for such operations are
				designated and separated from other plants.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.656 - General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An independent
				testing laboratory shall not handle, test or analyze marijuana unless:
(a) The laboratory has been issued a medical
				marijuana establishment registration certificate;
(b) The laboratory is independent from all
				other persons involved in the medical marijuana industry in Nevada;
				and
(c) No person with a direct or
				indirect interest in the laboratory has a direct or indirect financial interest
				in:
(1) A medical marijuana
				dispensary;
(2) A facility for the
				production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused
				products;
(3) A cultivation
				facility;
(4) A provider of health
				care who provides or has provided written documentation for the issuance of
				registry identification cards or letters of approval; or
(5) Any other entity that may benefit from
				the cultivation, manufacture, dispensing, sale, purchase or use of marijuana or
				marijuana products.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.658 - Sample testing; disposal of samples; standards; laboratory test results; grounds for disciplinary action

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Immediately
				before packaging:
(a) Raw marijuana for sale
				to a medical marijuana dispensary, facility for the production of edible
				marijuana products or marijuana-infused products or another cultivation
				facility, a cultivation facility shall segregate all harvested marijuana into
				homogenized lots of flower and trim, respectively and allow an independent
				testing laboratory to select a representative sample for testing from each lot
				the cultivation facility has segregated. The independent testing laboratory
				which performs the test must collect the samples. If the cultivation facility
				has segregated the lot of harvested marijuana into packages or container sizes
				smaller than the entire lot, the independent testing laboratory must sample and
				test each package containing harvested marijuana from the lot.
(b) Concentrated cannabis, edible marijuana
				products or marijuana-infused products, a facility for the production of edible
				marijuana products or marijuana-infused products shall allow an independent
				testing laboratory to select a random sample from each lot or production run
				for testing by the independent testing laboratory. The independent testing
				laboratory performing the testing must collect the samples.
(c) The independent testing laboratory
				selecting a sample shall, using tamper-resistant products, record the batch,
				lot or production run number and the weight or quantity of the sample and seal
				the sample into a container.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.662 - Establishment of policies for adequate chain of custody and requirements for samples of products provided to laboratory

Current through June 11, 2024
Each independent testing laboratory must establish policies
				  for an adequate chain of custody and requirements for samples of products
				  provided to the laboratory for testing or research purposes, including, without
				  limitation, policies and requirements for:
1. Issuing instructions for the minimum
				sample and storage requirements;
2.
				Documenting the condition of the external package and integrity seals utilized
				to prevent contamination of, or tampering with, the sample;
3. Documenting the condition and amount of
				the sample provided at the time of receipt;
4. Documenting all persons handling the
				original samples, aliquots and extracts;
5. Documenting all transfers of samples,
				aliquots and extracts referred to another independent testing laboratory for
				additional testing or whenever requested by a client;
6. Maintaining a current list of authorized
				medical marijuana establishment agents and restricting entry to the laboratory
				to only those authorized;
7.
				Securing the laboratory during nonworking hours;
8. Securing short- and long-term storage
				areas when not in use;
9. Utilizing
				a secured area to log-in and aliquot samples;
10. Ensuring samples are stored
				appropriately; and
11. Documenting
				the disposal of samples, aliquots and extracts.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff.
				  4-1-2014
NRS 453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.664 - Requirements for laboratory claiming to be accredited

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each independent testing laboratory must
				agree to become accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the
				International Organization for Standardization within 1 year after
				licensure.
2. Each independent
				testing laboratory that claims to be accredited must provide the Department
				with copies of each annual inspection report from the accrediting organization,
				including, without limitation, any deficiencies identified in and any
				corrections made in response to the report.
3. Inspection by an accrediting organization
				is not a substitute for inspection by the Department.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014; A by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453A.370, as amended by section 47 of
				  Assembly Bill No. 422, chapter 540, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3706 and
				  section 48 of Senate Bill No. 487, chapter 541, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at
				  page 3759
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.666 - Independent Laboratory Advisory Committee: Establishment; duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division will establish an Independent
				Laboratory Advisory Committee comprised of members which ensure that the
				membership of the Advisory Committee is representative of the independent
				testing laboratories and other medical marijuana establishments in this
				State.
2. The Advisory Committee
				shall:
(a) Provide recommendations to the
				Division regarding the testing of medical marijuana; and
(b) Make recommendations to the Division for
				any changes to this chapter relating to the testing of medical
				marijuana.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.668 - Random quality assurance compliance checks

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon
				the request of the Division, a cultivation facility and a facility for the
				production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products must
				provide an independent testing laboratory designated by the Division with a
				sample of marijuana or a marijuana product in an amount determined by the
				independent testing laboratory to be sufficient for random quality assurance
				compliance checks in a secure manner such that the laboratory can confirm that
				it has received and is testing the correct sample.
2. The independent testing laboratory that
				receives a sample pursuant to subsection 1 shall, as directed by the Division:
(a) Screen the sample for pesticides,
				chemical residues, herbicides, growth regulators and unsafe levels of
				metals;
(b) Perform any other
				quality assurance test deemed necessary by the Division; and
(c) Report its results to the
				Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.670 - Requirements regarding amount of usable marijuana and marijuana products allowed on premises of laboratory

Current through June 11, 2024
An independent testing laboratory is not limited in the
				  amount of usable marijuana and marijuana products it may have on the premises
				  of the laboratory at any given time, but the laboratory must maintain records
				  to prove that all usable marijuana and marijuana products on the premises are
				  there for testing purposes only.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff.
				  4-1-2014
NRS 453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.676 - Audit or certification of testing laboratory by State Department of Agriculture

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At the request
				of the Department of Taxation, an independent testing laboratory may be audited
				or certified by the State Department of Agriculture.
2. If the State Department of Agriculture
				audits or certifies independent testing laboratories, the State Department of
				Agriculture will perform such technical inspections of the premises and
				operations of an independent testing laboratory as the State Department of
				Agriculture determines is appropriate.
3. If the State Department of Agriculture
				audits or certifies independent testing laboratories, each independent testing
				laboratory shall comply with the requirements established by the State
				Department of Agriculture.
Added to
				  NAC by Dept of Taxation by
				  R092-17A,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.678 - Collection and testing of random samples from medical marijuana establishments for comparison with results reported by testing laboratories

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At the request of the Department of
				Taxation, the State Department of Agriculture may collect and test random
				samples from medical marijuana establishments and compare the results of its
				testing to the results reported by independent testing laboratories.
2. A medical marijuana establishment shall
				provide samples to the State Department of Agriculture upon request if the
				State Department of Agriculture conducts testing pursuant to subsection
				1.
Added to
				  NAC by Dept of Taxation by
				  R092-17A,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453A.370
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 23 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires, the words and terms defined in sections 24 to 72, inclusive have the
				  meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 24 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Analyte" means any compound, element, contaminant organism,
				  species or other substance for which a marijuana sample is tested by a
				  marijuana testing facility.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 25 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Batch" means the usable flower and trim contained within one
				  or more specific lots of marijuana grown by a marijuana cultivation facility
				  from one or more seeds or cuttings of the same strain of marijuana and
				  harvested on or before a specified final date of harvest.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 26 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Batch number" means a unique numeric or alphanumeric
				  identifier assigned to a batch by a marijuana establishment when the batch is
				  planted.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 27 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"CBD" means cannabidiol, which is a primary phytocannabinoid
				  compound found in marijuana.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 28 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Combined marijuana establishment" means a group of marijuana
				  establishments or medical marijuana establishments which:
1. Each share identical ownership;
				and
2. Are located on the same
				parcel of real estate.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 29 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Component marijuana establishment" means an individual
				  marijuana establishment or medical marijuana establishment which is part of a
				  combined marijuana establishment.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 30 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Designated primary caregiver" has the meaning ascribed to it
				  in NRS
				  453A.080.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 31 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division" means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health
				  of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 32 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Edible marijuana products" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  453A.101.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 33 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Enclosed, locked facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  453A.103.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 34 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Excise tax on marijuana" means any excise tax imposed by
				  chapter 372A or 453D of NRS.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 35 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Extraction" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  453.0825.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 36 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Fair market value" means the value established by the
				  Department based on the price that a buyer would pay to a seller in an arm's
				  length transaction for marijuana in the wholesale market.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 37 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Foreign matter" means:
1. Any plant matter, other than the marijuana
				product itself, which is more than 2 millimeters in size and constitutes more
				than 5 percent of the marijuana product; or
2. Any physical contaminant, which is
				included in the marijuana product
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 38 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Growing unit" means an area within a marijuana cultivation
				  facility in which growing operations are performed at all stages of growth. The
				  term includes, without limitation, multiple rooms or areas that collectively
				  are used to perform growing operations at all stages of growth regardless of
				  whether each individual room or area has the capability to perform growing
				  operations at all stages of growth.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 39 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Imminent health hazard" means a situation that requires
				  immediate correction or cessation of operations to prevent injury as determined
				  by the Department pursuant to subsection 5 of section 120 of this
				  regulation.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 40 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Inventory control system" means a process, device or other
				  contrivance that may be used to monitor the chain of custody of marijuana from
				  the point of cultivation to the end consumer.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 41 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Label" means written or printed material affixed to or
				  included with marijuana or a marijuana product to provide identification or
				  other information.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 42 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Letter of approval" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  453A.109.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 43 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Lot" means:
1. The
				flowers from one or more marijuana plants of the same batch, in a quantity that
				weighs 5 pounds or less;
2. The
				leaves or other plant matter from one or more marijuana plants of the same
				batch, other than full female flowers, in a quantity that weighs 15 pounds or
				less; or
3. The wet leaves or other
				plant matter from one or more marijuana plants of the same batch used only for
				extraction, in a quantity that weighs 125 pounds or less within 2 hours of
				harvest.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 44 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Marijuana establishment agent" means an owner, officer,
				  board member, employee or volunteer of a marijuana establishment, an
				  independent contractor who provides labor relating to the cultivation,
				  processing or distribution of marijuana or the production of marijuana or
				  marijuana products for a marijuana establishment or an employee of such an
				  independent contractor.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 453A - Medical Use of Marijuana › PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA › Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratories › Section 453A.Sec. 45 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Marijuana establishment agent registration card" means a
				  registration card that is issued by the Department to authorize a person to
				  volunteer or work at a marijuana establishment.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by
				  R092-17AP,
				  eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				  453D.200