1. (1) Through its DEA registration and pursuant to USDA guidelines, the ADAI Food and Drug Laboratory will sample, analyze and evaluate hemp using reliable methodology for testing the total delta-9-THC level.
2. (2) The department shall collect and handle hemp samples in accordance with the department and USDA Procedures for Sampling, THC Testing, and Post-Testing Actions. The department shall perform total delta-9-THC testing in accordance with the department’s Food and Drug Laboratory standard operating procedures.
3. (3) ADAI shall receive, prepare, and release hemp samples in accordance with the ADAI Procedures for Receiving, Preparing and Releasing Hemp Samples.
4. (4) ADAI shall measure total delta-9-THC content in accordance with the department’s Food and Drug Laboratory SOP Analytical Method: Total THC in Cannabis on a Dry Weight Basis by UPLC-MS-MS or by UPLC-Fluorescence Detection.
5. (5) Following the delivery of THC testing results from ADAI, the department shall undertake post-testing actions in accordance with the department Standard Operating Procedures for Sampling, THC Testing, and Post-Testing Actions.

Author: N. Gunter Guy, Jr.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala.1975, §2-8-383.

History: New Rule: Published August 31, 2020; effective October 15, 2020; operative November 1, 2020.