Section 702 – Reporting — Inspections — Seizure by the department.

• (1) If an independent cannabis testing laboratory determines that the results of a lab test indicate that a cannabis or cannabis product batch may be unsafe for human use:
  • (a) the independent cannabis testing laboratory shall report the results and the cannabis or cannabis product batch to:
    • (i) the department; and
    • (ii) the cannabis production establishment that prepared the cannabis or cannabis product batch;
  • (b) the department shall place a hold on the cannabis or cannabis product batch to:
    • (i) investigate the cause of the defective batch; and
    • (ii) make a determination; and
  • (c) the cannabis production establishment that prepared the cannabis or cannabis product batch may appeal the determination described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) to the department.

• (2) If the department determines, under Subsection (1)(b)(ii) or following an appeal under Subsection (1)(c), that a cannabis or cannabis product prepared by a cannabis production establishment is unsafe for human consumption, the department may seize, embargo, or destroy, in the same manner as a cannabis production establishment under Section 4-41a-405, the cannabis or cannabis product batch.

• (3) If an independent cannabis testing laboratory determines that the results of a lab test indicate that the cannabinoid content of a cannabis or cannabis product batch diverges more than 10% from the amounts the label indicates, the cannabis processing facility may not sell the cannabis or cannabis product batch unless the facility replaces the incorrect label with a label that correctly indicates the cannabinoid content.

Amended by Chapter 350, 2021 General Session