§ 10.80.366. Retail Marijuana Store Product Testing Program.

A.

Required sample submission. The municipality may require a retail marijuana store to submit a sample of marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product it possesses to the municipality or a licensed marijuana testing facility at any time and without notice.

1.

The municipality may require samples collected pursuant to this rule to be tested for potency and contaminants which may include, but are not limited to, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, molds, mildew, filth, metals, residual solvents, harmful chemicals and adulterants.

2.

Samples shall be submitted at no cost to the municipality or the marijuana testing facility; the cost of the laboratory tests shall be borne by the marijuana retail store.

3.

The marijuana retail store may select the licensed marijuana testing facility that will perform the analyses.

4.

Chain of custody procedures in 3 AAC 306.650 must be followed by the licensed marijuana testing facility conducting the sampling and analyses.

5.

The municipality may require the submission of additional samples for analysis by a licensed marijuana testing facility of its choosing to assess inter-laboratory variation. Required samples shall be transported at no cost to the municipality; the costs of the laboratory analyses are the responsibility of the municipality.

B.

Methods for determining required testing.

1.

Random testing. The municipality may require samples to be submitted for testing through any one or more of the following processes: random process, risk-based process or other internally developed process.

2.

Inspection or enforcement tests. The municipality may require a retail marijuana store to submit a sample for testing if the municipality has reasonable grounds to believe that marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product is contaminated or mislabeled.

3.

Laboratory procedures. The municipality may determine the specific laboratory procedures to be utilized in analyses, consistent with 3 AAC 306.600—3 AAC 306.675.

4.

Chain of custody. The municipality shall establish chain of custody procedures to be used for samples it requires to be submitted directly to the municipality consistent with 3 AAC 306.650.

C.

Failure of samples.

1.

Potency testing for edible products. A sample is considered to fail the potency test if:

a.

Maximum THC. An individually packaged edible marijuana packaged edible retail marijuana product is determined to have more than 50 mg of THC within it.

b.

Homogeneity. If the total THC content of each serving in a multi-unit package is not within 20 percent of the labeled total THC content of the serving.

2.

Pesticide contamination. A sample of marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product is considered to fail the pesticide contamination test if the contamination is detected above the acceptable levels specified below:

Analyte	Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number	Maximum Allowable Level (parts per million)
Abamectin	71751-41-2	0.5
Acephate	30560-19-1	0.4
Acequinocyl	57960-19-7	2
Acetamiprid	135410-20-7	0.2
Aldicarb	116-06-3	0.4
Azoxystrobin	131860-33-8	0.2
Bifenazate	149877-41-8	0.2
Bifenthrin	82657-04-3	0.2
Boscalid	188425-85-6	0.4
Carbaryl	63-25-2	0.2
Carbofuran	1563-66-2	0.2
Chlorantraniliprole	500008-45-7	0.2
Chlorfenapyr	122453-73-0	1
Chlorpyrifos	2921-88-2	0.2
Clofentezine	74115-24-5	0.2
Cyfluthrin	68359-37-5	1
Cypermethrin	52315-07-8	1
Daminozide	1596-84-5	1
DDVP (Dichlorvos)	62-73-7	0.1
Diazinon	333-41-5	0.2
Dimethoate	60-51-5	0.2
Ethoprophos	13194-48-4	0.2
Etofenprox	80844-07-1	0.4
Etoxazole	153233-91-1	0.2
Fenoxycarb	72490-01-8	0.2
Fenpyroximate	134098-61-6	0.4
Fipronil	120068-37-3	0.4
Flonicamid	158062-67-0	1
Fludioxonil	131341-86-1	0.4
Hexythiazox	78587-05-0	1
Imazalil	35554-44-0	0.2
Imidacloprid	138261-41-3	0.4
Kresoxim-methyl	143390-89-0	0.4
Malathion	121-75-5	0.2
Metalaxyl	57837-19-1	0.2
Methiocarb	2032-65-7	0.2
Methomyl	16752-77-5	0.4
Methyl parathion	298-00-0	0.2
MGK-264	113-48-4	0.2
Myclobutanil	88671-89-0	0.2
Naled	300-76-5	0.5
Oxamyl	23135-22-0	1
Paclobutrazol	76738-62-0	0.4
Permethrins	52645-53-1	0.2
Phosmet	732-11-6	0.2
Piperonyl_butoxide	51-03-6	2
Prallethrin	23031-36-9	0.2
Propiconazole	60207-90-1	0.4
Propoxur	114-26-1	0.2
Pyrethrins	8003-34-7	1
Pyridaben	96489-71-3	0.2
Spinosad	168316-95-8	0.2
Spiromesifen	283594-90-1	0.2
Spirotetramat	203313-25-1	0.2
Spiroxamine	118134-30-8	0.4
Tebuconazole	80443-41-0	0.4
Thiacloprid	111988-49-9	0.2
Thiamethoxam	153719-23-4	0.2
Trifloxystrobin	141517-21-7	0.2

 

 Permethrins should be measured as cumulative residue of cis- and trans-permethrin isomers (CAS numbers 54774-45-7 and 51877-74-8 respectively).

 Pyrethrins should be measured as the cumulative residues of pyrethrin 1, cinerin 1, and jasmolin 1 (CAS numbers 121-21-1, 25402-06-6, and 4466-14-2, respectively).

3.

Microbial contamination. A sample of marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product is considered to fail the microbial contamination test if the contamination is detected above the acceptable levels specified below:

Analyte	Acceptable Level (colony forming unit per gram)
Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) - bacteria	<1
Salmonella species - bacteria	<1
Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger - fungus	<1

 

4.

Residual solvent contamination. A sample of marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product is considered to fail the residual solvent exceeds the acceptable levels specified below:

Analyte	Acceptable Level (parts per million)
Butanes	<800
Heptanes	<500
Benzene	<1
Toluene	<1
Hexane	<10
Total xylenes (m,p,o-xylenes)	<1
Any other solvent	Not detected

 

5.

Other contamination. A sample of marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product is considered to fail the test for other contamination if, in the opinion of the Director of the Anchorage Health Department, the levels of metals, herbicides, fungicides, harmful chemicals, or filth pose a danger to public health.

D.

Failed materials, retests.

1.

If a sample tested by a marijuana testing facility does not pass the required tests based on the standards set out in this section, the municipality may require all retail marijuana stores within the Municipality of Anchorage to:

a.

Dispose of all marijuana, marijuana concentrate or marijuana product from the harvest batch or production lot from which the sample was taken or embargo the product until further testing can be conducted;

b.

If the municipality requires the disposal of the sample, all marijuana retail stores with the failed harvest batch or production lot in their inventory must document the disposal of the marijuana using its marijuana inventory control system.

2.

If a sample of marijuana fails a required test the municipality may approve a request to allow the lot of marijuana that failed the required test to be returned to a marijuana product manufacturing facility to make a C02 or solvent-based extract. After processing, the C02 or solvent-based extract must pass all required tests.

3.

If a retail marijuana store or the marijuana cultivation or marijuana product manufacturing facility that produced the product for the retail marijuana store petitions for a retest of marijuana or a marijuana product that failed a required test, the municipality may authorize a retest of the harvest batch or production lot to validate the test results. The retail store, marijuana cultivation facility or a marijuana product manufacturing facility that petitioned for a retest must pay all costs of such retest.

4.

The Director of the Anchorage Health Department shall review the results of the retest and determine whether the marijuana product is acceptable for sale.

E.

Reporting; verification.

1.

A marijuana testing facility must report the result of each required laboratory test directly into its marijuana inventory control system within 24 hours after the test is completed. A marijuana testing facility must provide the final report:

a.

To the facility that submitted the sample in a timely manner; and

b.

To the municipal clerk within 72 hours when results of tested samples exceed allowable levels.

2.

A marijuana testing facility shall establish procedures to ensure that reported result are accurate, precise, and scientifically valid. To ensure reported results are valid, a marijuana testing facility must include in all final reports:

a.

The name and location of the marijuana testing facility;

b.

The unique sample identifier assigned by the testing facility;

c.

The marijuana establishment or other person that submitted the testing sample;

d.

The sample identifier provided by the person that submitted the testing sample;

e.

The date the facility received the sample;

f.

The chain of custody identifier;

g.

The date of report;

h.

The type of product tested;

i.

The test results;

j.

The units of measure; and

k.

Any other information or qualifiers needed for interpretation of the test method and the results being reported, including any identified and documented discrepancy.

3.

A marijuana testing facility may amend a final report for clerical purposes except that test results may not be amended.

( AO No. 2016-16(S), § 1, 2-9-16 ; AO No. 2018-118 , § 2, 1-1-19)