6503 CREATION OF BATCHES

6503.1 A cultivation center or manufacturer shall divide medical cannabis or medical cannabis products into homogenous batches not to exceed 50 pounds, and as directed by a testing laboratory.6503.2 A cultivation center or manufacturer shall divide medical cannabis and medical cannabis products into homogenous batches as directed by a testing laboratory, and in accordance with the following size limitations:- (a) Medical cannabis or medical cannabis product batches containing concentrated medical cannabis may not exceed 50 pounds (22.7 kilograms); and

- (b) Medical cannabis product batches containing medical cannabis extract or products that are infused with medical cannabis or medical cannabis extract may not exceed 70,000 unpackaged retail servings.6503.3 A cultivation center or manufacturer shall assign a unique batch identifier to the cannabis or cannabis products, and when cannabis is harvested or trimmed,- (a) Medical cannabis flower shall be assigned to a batch containing a single strain from a single harvest date; and

- (b) Medical cannabis trim may be assigned to a batch containing multiple strains and from multiple trimming dates.6503.4 A batch may be divided into multiple containers.6503.5 If medical cannabis or medical cannabis product yield is in excess of the batch size limitations, the yield must be divided into separate batches in accordance with this section in order to be sampled.6503.6 All medical cannabis and medical cannabis products in each batch must be uniform throughout except for cannabis leaf trim.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).