Cannabis laboratory permit application
Compiled text through Jul 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Latest notice
- OCM-49-22-00024-E · Emergency rule · Apr 6, 2023
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- Jun 6, 2026
(a)No person shall be a cannabis laboratory authorized to test medical cannabis and adult-use cannabis and issue laboratory test reports required by the Cannabis Law unless they have been granted a cannabis laboratory permit. A laboratory certified by the New York State Department of Health to conduct medical cannabis testing shall be deemed a provisional permittee and must comply with this Part.
(b)
(1)An application for a cannabis laboratory permit shall be submitted to the office in a manner and format determined by the board. The application shall be signed by technical directors of a cannabis laboratory, and the following individuals:
(i)by the applicant (if an individual);
(ii)by a managing member (if a limited liability company);
(iii)by an officer (if a corporation);
(iv)by all partners (if a partnership); or
(v)by an officer, director or trustee if an institution, trust, estate, or any other legal entity.
(2)At the time of application for a cannabis laboratory permit, the Board may require information regarding a cannabis laboratory, including, but not limited to:
(i)proof of ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation;
(ii)ownership, true parties of interest, financiers, organization structure;
(iii)quality control systems;
(iv)proficiency testing program;
(v)the premises;
(vi)qualification of personnel;
(vii)training programs;
(viii)consumables including but not limited to reagents and standard reference materials;
(ix)laboratory equipment;
(x)method of reporting results; and
(xi)any other information as requested by the Office.
(3)An application for a cannabis laboratory permit under this Part shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in the amount of $1,000. Prior to issuance or renewal of a permit, an application or renewal application fee of $1,000, and permit fee shall be paid, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Board pursuant to this Part.
(4)For an analyte or group of analytes which the Office requires testing, an application for a cannabis laboratory permit shall specify an analyte or group of analytes that a cannabis laboratory is seeking approval for, the cannabis product or medical cannabis and any other intermediates or forms to be analyzed, and the approved methods to be employed for an analyte or group of analytes in cannabis product or medical cannabis, and any other intermediates or forms.