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Providing accurate and timely results is an important part of any laboratory operation. Given the expanding regulatory atmosphere surrounding cannabis testing, and the need for cannabis consumers—especially medical marijuana users—to have a safe product to use, consistent and accurate testing is especially vital. By extension, the results must be certified as accurate and rapidly reported in a clear and concise fashion, not only to appease clients but also lawmakers and regulators. This means compliant certificates of analysis (COAs) and mandated results reporting to state and local bodies and their track-and-trace software platforms.
As far as what precisely must appear on a COA or lab report, there's little in the way of standardization, though some U.S. states have outlined requirements for what must be included in such reports. The Oregon Health Authority's ''Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 333, Division 64, Section 0100: Marijuana Item Sampling Procedures and Testing'' stipulates that any report must include total THC and total CBD (by dry weight) and, if discovered, "up to five tentatively identified compounds (TICS) that have the greatest apparent concentration." It also lays out requirements for pesticides, failed tests, limits of quantification, and specimen identifiers such as test batch number.<ref name="OHA333-064-0100">{{cite web |url=https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=275914 |title=Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Division 64, Accreditation of Laboratories |work=Oregon Administrative Rules |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref>  California dictates reported values for cannabinoids and contaminates be shown on the COA with three significant figures and water-activity level at two significant digits, as well as "pass" and "fail" statuses, demographics, sample history, test methods used, and more.<ref name="CABMC16-42-5">{{cite web |url=https://srigc.com/cn/downloads/246/CACannabisTesting.pdf |format=PDF |title=Bureau of Marijuana Control Proposed Text of Regulations - Testing Laboratories |author=Bureau of Marijuana Control |publisher=State of California |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref> Pennsylvania provides another example with its medical marijuana program (28 Pa. Code Chapter 1171), which includes a section on test results and reporting (1171.31). The regulations stipulate reporting by electronic tracking system, with stipulations on using certificates of analysis which include lot/batch number and the specific compounds and contaminants tested.<ref name="28PA1171">{{cite journal |url=http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/028/chapter1171/s1171.31.html&d=reduce |title=Title 28 - Health and Safety, Department of Health - 28 Pa. Code Ch. 1171 - 1171.31. Test results and reporting |work=Pennsylvania Code |publisher=Fry Communications, Inc |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref>
 
Regulations aside, it's largely up to the laboratory—and often by extension, the software they're using—to decide how a report is formatted. Some labs like Seattle-based Analytical 360 offer clean, color-based certificates of analysis, with high-magnification photographs, the chromatogram, potency, cannabinoid content, contaminant content, and explanation of limits, with the name of the approving analyst.<ref name="CC_A360">{{cite web |url=https://www.cannabis-chronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/Godzilla.pdf |format=PDF |title=Certificate of Analysis - Sample: Godzilla |publisher=Cannabis Chronicles |date=07 July 2014 |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="C360Results">{{cite web |url=https://analytical360.com/testresults |title=Current Test Results |publisher=Analytical 360, LLC |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref> Others may simply generate a computer printout with the basic data and a legend.<ref name="HydrioCan16">{{cite web |url=http://beyondchronic.com/question/can-you-help-me-analyze-lab-reports-of-cannabis-oil/ |title=Can you help me analyze lab reports of cannabis oil? |author=Hydrio |work=Beyond Chronic: Ask Old Hippie |date=August 2016 |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref> Reports may originate from the measuring device itself (e.g., an integrator in a chromatography device), a middleware or data station attached to the instrument, or a LIMS that accepted data from the instrument.<ref name="McKennaSetting15">{{cite web |url=http://www.slideshare.net/GenTechScientific/ica2015-cannabis-presentation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227090416/http://www.slideshare.net/GenTechScientific/ica2015-cannabis-presentation |title=Setting Up Your Cannabis Lab for Potency Testing |author=McKenna, M. |work=SlideShare |publisher=GenTech |date=18 June 2015 |archivedate=27 December 2016 |accessdate=07 July 2021}}</ref>
 
Be sure to consult your state and local regulations to confirm what aspects are mandatory to include in your COAs.
 
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As far as what precisely must appear on a COA or lab report, there's little in the way of standardization, though some U.S. states have outlined requirements for what must be included in such reports. The Oregon Health Authority's Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 333, Division 64, Section 0100: Marijuana Item Sampling Procedures and Testing stipulates that any report must include total THC and total CBD (by dry weight) and, if discovered, "up to five tentatively identified compounds (TICS) that have the greatest apparent concentration." It also lays out requirements for pesticides, failed tests, limits of quantification, and specimen identifiers such as test batch number.[1] California dictates reported values for cannabinoids and contaminates be shown on the COA with three significant figures and water-activity level at two significant digits, as well as "pass" and "fail" statuses, demographics, sample history, test methods used, and more.[2] Pennsylvania provides another example with its medical marijuana program (28 Pa. Code Chapter 1171), which includes a section on test results and reporting (1171.31). The regulations stipulate reporting by electronic tracking system, with stipulations on using certificates of analysis which include lot/batch number and the specific compounds and contaminants tested.[3]

Regulations aside, it's largely up to the laboratory—and often by extension, the software they're using—to decide how a report is formatted. Some labs like Seattle-based Analytical 360 offer clean, color-based certificates of analysis, with high-magnification photographs, the chromatogram, potency, cannabinoid content, contaminant content, and explanation of limits, with the name of the approving analyst.[4][5] Others may simply generate a computer printout with the basic data and a legend.[6] Reports may originate from the measuring device itself (e.g., an integrator in a chromatography device), a middleware or data station attached to the instrument, or a LIMS that accepted data from the instrument.[7]

Be sure to consult your state and local regulations to confirm what aspects are mandatory to include in your COAs.

References

  1. ↑ "Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Division 64, Accreditation of Laboratories". Oregon Administrative Rules. Oregon Secretary of State. https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=275914. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
  2. ↑ Bureau of Marijuana Control. "Bureau of Marijuana Control Proposed Text of Regulations - Testing Laboratories" (PDF). State of California. https://srigc.com/cn/downloads/246/CACannabisTesting.pdf. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
  3. ↑ "Title 28 - Health and Safety, Department of Health - 28 Pa. Code Ch. 1171 - 1171.31. Test results and reporting". Pennsylvania Code (Fry Communications, Inc). http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/028/chapter1171/s1171.31.html&d=reduce. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
  4. ↑ "Certificate of Analysis - Sample: Godzilla" (PDF). Cannabis Chronicles. 7 July 2014. https://www.cannabis-chronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/Godzilla.pdf. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
  5. ↑ "Current Test Results". Analytical 360, LLC. https://analytical360.com/testresults. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
  6. ↑ Hydrio (August 2016). "Can you help me analyze lab reports of cannabis oil?". Beyond Chronic: Ask Old Hippie. http://beyondchronic.com/question/can-you-help-me-analyze-lab-reports-of-cannabis-oil/. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
  7. ↑ McKenna, M. (18 June 2015). "Setting Up Your Cannabis Lab for Potency Testing". SlideShare. GenTech. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227090416/http://www.slideshare.net/GenTechScientific/ica2015-cannabis-presentation. Retrieved 07 July 2021. 
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