By Barton Morris of the Cannabis Legal Group

1. Mandatory Chemical
Medical Cannabis Testing
Cobo Hall Convention Center
Detroit, Michigan
Friday June 9, 2017

2. • Potency
• Pesticides
• Residual Solvents
• Microbiological Contaminants
What Are They
Testing For?

3. Safety Compliance Facilities
License
• Need a Building
• Need Instrumentation, Materials, Standards
• Need a Bachelor Degreed Level Scientist
• Validated Method - American Pharmacopeia Herbal
• Standard Operating Procedures

4. Six Steps to a Successful
Lab
1. Validate Every Method and Everyone Working On It
2. Implement an Employee Training Program
3. Check the Lifespan of Reagents and Standards
4. Document Chain of Custody of Samples
5. Keep Excellent Lab Records
6. Ensure Proper Equipment Installation and Validate
and don't to it yourself.

5. Production Chain Chemical
Testing
• Vegetation Stage
• Flowering Stage
• After Harvest
• After Extraction
• Point of Sale

6. The Pesticide Problem
• EPA regulates and licenses all pesticides
• Products Must be Used According to Label
• Broad Label and Below Tolerance Products

7. Caregivers for Life
• January 2016 Voluntary Recall of 2,300 Units of Oil
• Blamed their suppliers of trim
• Lost Reputation
• Plummet in Revenue and Profit

8. Colorado Pesticide Recalls
• 16 Recalls in 2015
• 23 Recalls in 2016
• 5, so far, in 2017

9. The Variable Results
Problem
• There exist no federally mandated or researched
studies on how to test cannabis
• Two or more labs in the same state may receive
different results

10. Best Advice for Provisioning
Centers and Processors
• Test your own
• Know Your Supplier
• Contract for Damages
• Adequate Product Liability Insurance

11. Best Advice for Cultivators
• Construct Your Operation Right The First Time
• Validate Your Methods
• Perform Your Own Independent Testing Protocol
with Records
• Integrated Pest Management

12. Integrated Pest
Management
• Certification of Applicators (Training Manual in
Materials)
• Signage Requirements
• Times and Specifications of Use
• Personal Safety Precautions
• Record Keeping

14. • There will not be enough labs to handle initial
demand
• There will not be enough dispensaries to accept
supply