I’ve spoken with a handful of clients recently who are anxious about Oregon’s new cannabis testing requirements. These requirements cover heavy metals and microbiological contaminants, and they take effect on March 1, 2023. The scuttlebutt is that many failed tests are inevitable if the labs do their jobs. And the labs are under scrutiny at this point: we’ve covered the recent OLCC labs inquisition, centered around inflated THC numbers.
New testing requirements for heavy metals and microbiological contaminants
Per the relevant OHA bulletin, as of March 1, 2023, all marijuana items and hemp-derived vapor items must be tested for:
Heavy metals, if harvested or manufactured on or after March 1, 2023; and Microbiological containments [sic], if harvested or manufactured on or after March 1, 2023.
This is in addition to other tests and testing requirements currently in place, including those for mycotoxins effective last July. The OHA bulletin further provides:
For finished inhalable cannabinoid products and finished concentrates and extracts, all testing is to be performed on the finished item. Once the new tests are in effect, no other testing will need to be performed along the way, but licensees may choose to process marijuana that has passed
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