Colorado § 44-10-504 - Medical marijuana testing facility license - rules.
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§ 44-10-504. Medical marijuana testing facility license - rules.
(1) (a) A medical marijuana testing facility license may be issued to a person who performs testing and research on medical marijuana, hemp products as regulated by part 4 of article 5 of title 25, for medical marijuana licensees, medical marijuana and medical marijuana products for marijuana and research development licensees, and marijuana or marijuana products grown or produced by a registered patient or registered primary caregiver on behalf of a registered patient, upon verification of registration pursuant to section 25-1.5-106 (7)(e) and verification that the patient is a participant in a clinical or observational study conducted by a marijuana research and development licensee, and hemp products as regulated by part 4 of article 5 of title 25. The facility may develop and test medical marijuana products.
(b) The testing of medical marijuana, medical marijuana products, and medical marijuana concentrate, and the associated standards, is a matter of statewide concern.
(2) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules pursuant to its authority in section 44-10-202 (1)(c) related to acceptable testing and research practices, including but not limited to testing, standards, quality control analysis, equipment certification and calibration, and chemical identification and other substances used in bona fide research methods.
(3) A person who has an interest in a medical marijuana testing facility license from the state licensing authority for testing purposes shall not have any interest in a licensed medical marijuana store, a licensed medical marijuana cultivation facility, a licensed medical marijuana products manufacturer, a licensed retail marijuana store, a licensed retail marijuana cultivation facility, or a licensed retail marijuana products manufacturer. A person that has an interest in a licensed medical marijuana store, a licensed medical marijuana cultivation facility, a licensed medical marijuana products manufacturer, a licensed retail marijuana store, a licensed retail marijuana cultivation facility, or a licensed retail marijuana products manufacturer shall not have an interest in a facility that has a medical marijuana testing facility license.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-224), ch. 315, p. 2897, § 5, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2024: (1)(a) amended, (SB 24-172), ch. 151, p. 612, § 4, effective August 7.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 44-11-405 as it existed prior to 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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