1. (1) A lot or batch of cannabis plant product, cannabis concentrate, or cannabis product shall have its cannabinoid profile determined and listed on a COA as total THC, total CBD, and the total concentration of any THC analog known to be present.

2. (2) A lot or batch of cannabis plant product, cannabis concentrate, or cannabis product fail quality assurance testing for cannabinoid content if:

   1. (a) it is not analyzed for each of the analytes listed in Table 2;
   2. (b) the determined amount of any analyte exceeds its action level given in Table 2;
   3. (c) any tetrahydrocannabinol acetate (THC-OAc) is found in a cannabis concentrate with a relative peak area greater than 1% of the total cannabinoid peak area or in a cannabis product with a relative peak area greater than 0.5% of the total cannabinoid peak area as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector;
   4. (d) any of the artificially derived cannabinoids listed in Table 3 are found to have a peak area greater than 1% of total cannabinoid peak area as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector (HPLC-DAD); or

   5. (e) greater than 10% of the total cannabinoid peak area is comprised of unknown cannabinoids after peaks smaller than 1% of the total peak area have been excluded as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector (HPLC-DAD).

      TABLE 2Cannabinoid Components and Action LevelsAnalyteChemical Abstract ServiceAction LevelΔ9-Tetrahydrocannabidiol (Δ9-THC)1972-08-03No LimitΔ8-Tetrahydrocannabidiol (Δ8-THC)5957-75-5No LimitΔ9-Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA)23978-85-0No LimitΔ9-Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV)31262-37-0No LimitCannabidiol (CBD)13956-29-1No LimitCannabidiolic acid (CBDA)1244-58-2No LimitCannabidivarin (CBDV)24274-48-4No LimitCannabinol (CBN)521-35-7No LimitCannabigerol (CBG)25654-31-3No Limit

      Cannabichromene (CBC)20675-51-8No LimitCannabigerolic acid (CBGA)25555-57-1No LimitCannabichromenic acid (CBCA)20408-52-0No Limit9R-Δ6a,10a-Tetrahydrocannabidiol (Δ3-THC)95720-01-71%19S-Δ6a,10a-Tetrahydrocannabidiol (Δ3-THC)95720-02-81%1(6aR,9R)-Δ10-Tetrahydrocannabidiol95543-62-71%1(6aR,9S)-Δ10-Tetrahydrocannabidiol95588-87-71%1Cannabicitran (CBTC)31508-71-12%

      1If the laboratory performing the testing cannot chromatographically separate 9(R+S)-Δ6a,10a-Tetrahydrocannabidiol or (6aR,9(R+S))-Δ10-Tetrahydrocannabidiol, then the action level for the combined isomers will be 1.5%.

      TABLE 3Artificially Derived CannabinoidsAnalyteChemical Abstract ServiceHexahydrocannabinol (HHC)36403-90-4, 36403-91-53-Heptyl-delta(1)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THCP)54763-99-4, 51768-60-6

KEY: cannabis testing, quality assurance, cannabis laboratory, water activity standards, foreign matter standards, microbial life, pesticide standards, residual solvents standards, heavy metal standards, mycotoxin standards, terpene standards

Date of Last Change: August 21, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-41a-701