§ 5715. Phase-In of Required Laboratory Testing
(a) Cannabis and cannabis products shall not be sold or transferred to a retailer, or released for retail sale, unless a representative sample of the cannabis or cannabis product has undergone and passed all testing as required by this section. (b) All cannabis harvested on or after January 1, 2018, and all cannabis products manufactured on or after January 1, 2018, shall be tested for the following analytes, if applicable: (1) Cannabinoids as required in section 5724 of this division; (2) Moisture content as required in section 5717 of this division; (3) Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals as required in section 5718 of this division; (4) Category I Residual Pesticides as required in section 5719 of this division; (5) Microbial Impurities as required in section 5720 of this division; and (6) Homogeneity as required in section 5716 of this division. (c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, all cannabis harvested on or after July 1, 2018, and all cannabis products manufactured on or after July 1, 2018, shall be tested for the following analytes, if applicable: (1) Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals as required in section 5718 of this division; (2) Category II Residual Pesticides as required in section 5719 of this division; and (3) Foreign Material as required in section 5722 of this division. (d) In addition to the requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all cannabis harvested on or after December 31, 2018, and all cannabis products manufactured on or after December 31, 2018, shall be tested for the following analytes, if applicable: (1) Terpenoids as required in section 5725 of this division; (2) Mycotoxins as required in section 5721 of this division; (3) Heavy Metals as required in section 5723 of this division; and (4) Water Activity as required in section 5717 of this division. (e) Licensees may have a sample of cannabis or cannabis products tested for analytes that are not yet required to be tested. However, if the sample fails any additional test(s) not required pursuant to this section on the date of testing, the batch from which the sample was collected fails testing and shall not be released for retail sale. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100 and 26104, Business and Professions Code.