(A) A safety compliance facility is authorized to only receive marihuana from, test marihuana for, and return marihuana to another licensed marihuana establishment.
(B) A safety compliance facility must be accredited by an entity approved by LARA by one year after the date the license is issued or have previously provided drug testing services to the state or the state's court system and be a vendor in good standing in regard to those services, unless a variance from this requirement is granted by LARA as provided in the Act.
(C) A safety compliance facility shall:
(1) Perform tests to certify that marihuana is reasonably free of known contaminants in compliance with standards established by LARA.
(2) Use validated test methods to perform all safety tests and to determine tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinol acid, cannabidiol, and cannabidiol acid concentrations.
(3) Perform other tests necessary to determine compliance with any other good manufacturing practices as prescribed by the Act.
(4) Enter all transactions, current inventory, and other information into the statewide monitoring system as required by the Act.
(5) Have a secured laboratory space that cannot be accessed by the general public.
(6) Retain and employ at least one laboratory manager with a relevant advanced degree in a medical or laboratory science.
(Ord. O-222, passed 9-14-2020, effective 9-24-2020)