Department of Cannabis Control provides notice of modifications to proposed regulatory action

August 31, 2022

Notice of modifications of proposed text for standard cannabinoids test method and standardized operating procedures regulations

DCC is providing notice to the public of modifications to the proposed regulatory action to adopt regulations to implement and make specific Business and Professions Code section 26100(f)(2) pertaining to the establishment of a standard cannabinoids test method, including standardized operating procedures, that shall be utilized by all licensed testing laboratories in California. These modifications provide changes to the text of regulations previously noticed to the public on June 17, 2022.

Through the proposed regulations, the DCC aims to ensure all licensed laboratories are using the same standardized cannabinoid test method which will ensure consumers receive accurate and consistent information regarding the cannabinoid content of the cannabis and cannabis product they use or consume.

View the notice of modifications to proposed text and modified text of regulations below:

• Notice of modifications to proposed text of regulations – standard cannabinoids test method and standardized operating procedures
• Modified text of regulations – standard cannabinoids test method and standardized operating procedures

How to submit a public comment

The DCC is currently accepting comments on the modifications to the proposed text of regulations. Any interested person, or the interested person’s authorized representative, may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action to the DCC. Please limit your comments to the modifications to the text. 

All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 16, 2022. We’ve created a public comment template to make it easy for you submit your feedback. You can submit comments by mail or email.

Send your comment to DCC, and reference the rulemaking topic (“Modifications to Test Method and Standardized Operating Procedures Regulations”):

• By mail: DCC Legal Affairs Division, 2920 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
• By email: publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov