Sec. 10.62.23.02. Controls for Processing of Medical Cannabis Concentrates and Medical Cannabis-Infused Products

A. A licensed processor of medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products shall:

(1) Develop standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, and a training plan before producing medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products;

(2) Require that any person involved in processing medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products is:

(a) Appropriately trained in accordance to their job description to safely operate and maintain the system used for processing and attendance records are retained;

(b) Has direct access to applicable material safety sheets and labels; and

(c) Follows OSHA protocols for handling and storage of all chemicals;

(3) Assign a unique lot number to each lot of medical cannabis concentrate or medical cannabis-infused product; and

(4) Carry out a validation process on the first 10 lots of any new medical cannabis concentrate, medical cannabis-infused product, or process, to establish the validity of the production process.

B. A processor shall establish a standard operating procedure for the methods, equipment, solvents, and gases when processing medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products.

C. If a licensee uses a solvent-based extraction method the solvents shall be at least 99 percent pure.

D. A standard operating procedure of a licensed processor shall require:

(1) Use of solvents in a professional grade, closed-loop extraction system designed to recover the solvents;

(2) Work in a spark-free environment with proper ventilation; and

(3) Following all applicable OSHA regulations, and local fire, safety and building codes in the processing and storage of the solvents.

E. If a licensee uses carbon dioxide gas extraction the standard operating procedure shall require:

(1) Every vessel be rated to a minimum of 900 pounds per square inch;

(2) Use a professional grade, closed-loop system;

(3) Follow all applicable OSHA regulations, and local fire, safety and building codes in the processing and the storage of the solvents; and

(4) Use carbon dioxide that is at least 99 percent pure.

F. A licensed processor may use heat, screens, presses, steam distillation, ice water, and other methods to produce medical cannabis concentrates.