Minnesota Administrative Rules

4770.3011 WATER ACTIVITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT TESTING OF DRIED RAW CANNABIS.

Subpart 1.

Requirement.

Before being packaged, each batch of dried raw cannabis must be tested for:

A.

water activity; and

B.

moisture content.

Subp. 2.

Standards.

A batch of dried raw cannabis sample fails if it has:

A.

a water activity rate of more than 0.65 a_w; or

B.

a moisture content of more than 15 percent.

Subp. 3.

Remediation of failed samples.

If the batch of dried raw cannabis samples do not pass testing standards for water activity and moisture content, the batch from which the sample was taken may:

A.

be used to make a medical cannabis concentrate which must comply with testing requirements; or

B.

continue to dry or cure.

Subp. 4.

Requirement.

A batch of dried raw cannabis sample must pass water activity and moisture content testing before other required tests may be performed on that sample. If a batch sample fails either water activity or moisture content testing, the testing laboratory must not conduct additional tests on that batch sample and must issue a certificate of analysis for the batch sample indicating the result and "NT" for other tests scheduled.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.389

History:

46 SR 1011

Published Electronically:

June 15, 2022