1. (a) The sampler shall obtain a representative sample from each cannabis product batch or pre-roll batch.
2. (b) The sampler may collect a greater number of sample increments if necessary to perform the required testing or to ensure that the samples obtained are representative.
3. (c) The cannabis product batch or pre-roll batch from which a representative sample is obtained shall contain no more than 150,000 units. Laboratory analyses of a sample collected from a cannabis product batch containing more than 150,000 units shall be deemed invalid and the cannabis product batch or pre-roll batch from which the representative sample was obtained shall not be released for retail sale.

4. (d) The sampler shall obtain a representative sample of a cannabis product or pre-roll batch by collecting, at minimum, the number of sample increments relative to the batch size as listed in the following table. Each sample increment consists of 1 packaged unit.

   Cannabis Product or Pre-roll Batch Size (units)

   Number of Sample Increments (per sample)

   ≤ 50

   2

   51 - 150

   3

   151 - 500

   5

   501 - 1,200

   8

   1,201 - 3,200

   13

   3,201 - 10,000

   20

   10,001 - 35,000

   32

   35,001 - 150,000

   50

Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former title 16, section 5708 to new title 4, section 15708 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.