Massachusetts Cannabis Testing Requirements
Comprehensive testing requirements and compliance guidelines for cannabis products in Massachusetts
Overview
Key Regulations
Testing Categories
Potency Analysis
RequiredCannabinoid testing including THC, CBD, THCA, CBDA, CBN, and CBG
Testing Frequency: Per batch
Applies to:
Pesticide Analysis
RequiredTesting for pesticides on CCC prohibited list
Testing Frequency: Per batch
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Heavy Metal Screening
RequiredTesting for lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury
Testing Frequency: Per batch
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Microbiological Testing
RequiredAnalysis for total yeast and mold, pathogenic E. coli, and Salmonella
Testing Frequency: Per batch
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Mycotoxins
RequiredTesting for aflatoxins and ochratoxin A
Testing Frequency: Per batch
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Residual Solvents
RequiredAnalysis for residual solvents from extraction
Testing Frequency: Per batch
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Filth and Foreign Matter
RequiredVisual inspection and analysis for foreign material
Testing Frequency: Per batch
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Product-Specific Requirements
Flower / finished marijuana product
RequiredPanel: Potency
Test Type: Cannabinoid potency
Required under CCC protocol (product-dependent)
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Flower / finished marijuana product
RequiredPanel: Chemical contaminants
Test Type: Pesticide screening
Required under CCC protocol
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Flower / finished marijuana product
RequiredPanel: Microbiology
Test Type: Microbial screening
Required under CCC protocol
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Flower / finished marijuana product
RequiredPanel: Mycotoxins
Test Type: Mycotoxin screening
Required under CCC protocol
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Flower / finished marijuana product
RequiredPanel: Heavy metals
Test Type: Heavy metals screening
Required (limits vary by route/labeling)
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Concentrates / resins / cannabis oil
ConditionalPanel: Residual solvents
Test Type: Residual solvents
Required only if solvents were used; test only for solvents used (per CCC protocol section 7.5)
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Concentrates / resins / cannabis oil
RequiredPanel: Potency
Test Type: Cannabinoid potency
Required
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Concentrates / resins / cannabis oil
RequiredPanel: Chemical contaminants
Test Type: Pesticides / mycotoxins / microbials / heavy metals
Required under CCC protocol
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Edibles
RequiredPanel: Potency
Test Type: Cannabinoid potency
Required
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Edibles
RequiredPanel: Homogeneity
Test Type: Content uniformity
Required (protocol requirement for finished products)
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Edibles
RequiredPanel: Chemical contaminants
Test Type: Pesticides / mycotoxins / microbials / heavy metals
Required
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
Edibles
ConditionalPanel: Residual solvents
Test Type: Residual solvents (from cannabis oil ingredient)
Required if solvents used upstream
Source: MA Cannabis Control Commission: Finished Marijuana Products Sampling & Analysis Protocol (Dec 30, 2021)
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