New Mexico Statutes Chapter 26. Drugs and Cosmetics § 26-2C-18. Testing cannabis products; health and safety of employees

(1) ensure that testing of cannabis products occurs prior to distribution to cannabis retailers or sales by integrated cannabis microbusinesses;

(2) specify how often licensees shall test cannabis products;

(3) specify which persons bear the cost of testing cannabis products and medical cannabis;

(4) provide for recordkeeping;

(5) establish chain of custody protocols for testing sample transportation;

(6) ensure that testing samples are transported and stored in a manner that prevents degradation, contamination, tampering or diversion;

(7) specify protocols for testing sample collection that ensure accurate test results, including requiring that testing samples be collected by laboratory staff trained in testing sample collection; and

(8) require destruction of a tested batch of cannabis products if the testing samples from the tested batch indicate noncompliance with applicable health and safety standards promulgated by the division, unless remedial measures can bring the cannabis products into compliance with the standards or the cannabis products can be used for research purposes.