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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General testing.--A grower/processor shall contract with one or more independent laboratories to test the medical marijuana produced by the grower/processor. The department shall approve a laboratory under this subsection and require that the laboratory report testing results in a manner as the department shall determine, including requiring a test at harvest and a test at final processing. The possession by a laboratory of medical marijuana shall be a lawful use.
(b) Stability testing.--A laboratory shall perform stability testing to ensure the medical marijuana product's potency and purity. A grower/processor shall retain a sample from each medical marijuana product derived from a harvest batch and request that a sample be identified and collected by a laboratory approved under subsection (a) from each process lot to perform stability testing under the following conditions:
(1) The medical marijuana product is still in inventory at a dispensary in this Commonwealth as determined by the seed-to-sale system.
(2) The stability testing is done at six-month intervals for the duration of the expiration date period as listed on the medical marijuana product and once within six months of the expiration date.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 10231.704. Laboratory - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-35-ps-health-and-safety/pa-st-sect-35-10231-704/
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