Alaska Administrative Code

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility must obtain the board's approval for each product that it will manufacture for sale or transfer to another licensed marijuana establishment. A standard marijuana product manufacturing facility must obtain the board's approval for eac…

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall ensure that each agent who is required or permitted to be physically present on the licensed premises at any time, each licensee, and each employee (1) obtains a marijuana handler permit as provided in 3 AAC 306.700 before bein…

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall conduct any extraction or product manufacturing operation in a restricted access area in compliance with 3 AAC 306.710. (b) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall have full video surveillance of the licensed premises …

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall use a marijuana inventory tracking system as provided in 3 AAC 306.730 to ensure that the marijuana product manufacturing facility identifies and tracks any marijuana or marijuana product from the time the marijuana or marijuan…

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall comply with the health and safety standards set out in 3 AAC 306.735, 18 AAC 31 (Alaska Food Code), if applicable, and any local kitchen-related health and safety standards for retail food establishments. (b) In addition to ins…

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall provide a sample of each marijuana product manufactured at the facility to a licensed marijuana testing facility, and may not sell or transport a marijuana product until all laboratory testing required under 3 AAC 306.645 has b…

(a) Before producing marijuana concentrate for sale, a marijuana product manufacturing facility shall develop standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, a safety plan, and a training plan for each individual employed in an extraction process. (b) A marijuana pro…

A marijuana product manufacturing facility may provide a sample of marijuana concentrate or other marijuana product manufactured by that facility to an employee of the facility who is in possession of a valid marijuana handler card for the purpose of quality control only if (1) S…

A marijuana product manufacturing facility may not prepare a marijuana product with potency levels exceeding the following, as tested in compliance with 3 AAC 306.645: (1) for a single serving of a marijuana product, not more than 10 milligrams of active tetrahydrocannabinol (THC…

(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall observe the potency limits set out in 3 AAC 306.560 in packaging each product for resale by a retail marijuana store. (b) A container or packaging for any edible marijuana product produced by a marijuana product manufacturing f…

(a) With each production lot of marijuana product sold, a marijuana product manufacturing facility shall disclose in writing the name of the licensed marijuana testing facility that performed any required test and the results of each required test. (b) A marijuana product may not…

(a) The provisions of 3 AAC 306.600 - 3 AAC 306.675 apply to a person offering a service testing, analyzing, or certifying potency, moisture content, pesticide or solvent residue, mold, mildew, bacteria, or other contaminants in marijuana or a marijuana product to another person …

(a) A person may not offer or provide a marijuana testing service or test results unless the person has obtained a marijuana testing facility license from the board in compliance with this chapter, or is an employee or agent acting for a licensed marijuana testing facility. (b) R…

(a) A licensed marijuana testing facility may have any amount of marijuana and marijuana products on its premises at any given time if the marijuana testing facility's marijuana inventory tracking system and other records document that all marijuana and marijuana products are on …

An applicant for a new marijuana testing facility license must (1) file an application on a form the board prescribes, including(A) the information required under 3 AAC 306.020; (B) the proposed marijuana testing facility's operating plan, including, in addition to the informatio…

(a) A person seeking a marijuana testing facility license must first obtain the approval of the board by showing competence to perform each test the licensee will offer as an independent third-party testing facility, including tests to identify (1) THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA and CBN po…

A marijuana testing facility shall ensure that each agent who is required or permitted to be physically present on the licensed premises at any time, each licensee, and each employee (1) obtains a marijuana handler permit as provided in 3 AAC 306.700 before being licensed or empl…

(a) When an accredited proficiency testing program becomes available in the state, the board may require an applicant for a marijuana testing facility license to participate successfully in a proficiency testing program not earlier than 12 months before receiving a license. The p…

(a) A marijuana testing facility shall employ a scientific director who must be responsible for (1) overseeing and directing the scientific methods of the laboratory within the marijuana testing facility; (2) ensuring that the laboratory achieves and maintains quality standards o…

(a) An applicant for a marijuana testing facility license and a licensed marijuana testing facility shall (1) use as guidelines or references for testing methodologies(A) the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia's Cannabis Inflorescence: Standards of Identity, Analysis, and Quality Cont…

(a) An applicant for a marijuana testing facility license and a licensed marijuana testing facility shall have a written manual of standard operating procedures, with detailed instructions explaining how to perform each testing method the applicant or marijuana testing facility u…

(a) A marijuana testing facility shall use the general body of required laboratory tests as set out in this section for marijuana plant material, an extract or concentrate of marijuana, and a marijuana product. Required tests may include potency analysis, moisture content, foreig…

A marijuana testing facility shall establish an adequate chain of custody and sample requirement instructions that include (1) issuing instructions for the minimum sample requirements and storage requirements; (2) documenting the condition of the external package and integrity se…

(a) A marijuana testing facility shall use a marijuana inventory tracking system as provided in 3 AAC 306.730 to ensure all marijuana transported to the marijuana testing facility's premises is identified and tracked from the time the marijuana arrives at the marijuana testing fa…

(a) If a sample tested by a marijuana testing facility does not pass the required tests based on the standards set out in 3 AAC 306.645, including a visual foreign matter inspection, the marijuana establishment that provided the sample shall dispose of the harvest batch package o…

(a) The board or director may at any time determine that the interests of the public require random supplemental testing of marijuana or a marijuana product. When the board or director requires random supplemental testing, the board will or director shall direct the marijuana cul…

(a) A marijuana testing facility shall report the result of each required laboratory test directly into its marijuana inventory tracking system not later than 24 hours after the test is completed. A marijuana testing facility shall provide the final report (1) in a timely manner …

A marijuana testing facility shall maintain the business records required under 3 AAC 306.755 for the period of time specified in that section. The books and records required under 3 AAC 306.755(a)(1) include (1) test results; (2) quality control and quality assurance records; (3…

(a) Each agent of the marijuana establishment who sells, cultivates, manufactures, tests, or transports marijuana or a marijuana product, or who checks the identification of a consumer or visitor, and each licensee and employee must obtain a marijuana handler permit from the boar…

(a) The board shall approve all marijuana handler permit education courses before a course provider may issue a marijuana handler permit. (b) The topics that an approved marijuana handler permit education course covers must include (1) AS 17.38 and this chapter; (2) the effects o…

Operations. A licensed marijuana establishment shall operate in accordance with the operating plan approved by the board. The licensee may request an operating plan change in accordance with 3 AAC 306.100(c). Notes 3 AAC 306.703 Eff. 5/9/2019, Register 230, April 2019 Authority:A…

(a) A marijuana establishment license will be issued for specific licensed premises. Unlicensed areas may not separate portions of licensed premises, except that the board may approve adjacent portions of the licensed premises that are not a restricted access area as permitted un…

(a) A marijuana establishment shall restrict access to any part of the licensed premises where marijuana or a marijuana product is grown, processed, tested, stored, or stocked. (b) Except as provided in 3 AAC 306,325 for a retail marijuana store, each entrance to a restricted acc…

(a) A licensee or employee of a licensee may bring a child up to 18 months of age, who is the child of the licensee or employee, onto the licensed premises for the purpose of breastfeeding. (b) A licensee may designate an area for breastfeeding or for the expression of breast mil…

(a) Each licensee, employee, or agent of a marijuana establishment shall have on display, either on the person or in a readily accessible location on the licensed premises, an identification badge issued by the marijuana establishment at all times when on the marijuana establishm…

(a) A marijuana establishment shall install and maintain a video surveillance and camera recording system as provided in this section. The video system must cover (1) each restricted access area and each entrance to a restricted access area within the licensed premises; (2) each …

(a) A marijuana establishment or an applicant for a marijuana establishment license under this chapter shall, upon request, make the licensed premises or the proposed licensed premises, including any place for storage and overlapping premises described under 3 AAC 306.705(d) and …

(a) A marijuana establishment shall use a marijuana inventory tracking system capable of sharing information with the system the board implements to ensure all marijuana cultivated and sold in the state, and each marijuana product processed and sold in the state, is identified an…

(a) A marijuana establishment is subject to inspection by the local fire department, building inspector, or code enforcement officer to confirm that health or safety concerns are not present. (b) A marijuana establishment shall take all reasonable measures and precautions to ensu…

(a) A marijuana establishment shall store, manage, and dispose of any solid or liquid waste, including wastewater generated during marijuana cultivation production, processing, testing, or retail sales, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances,…

A marijuana establishment shall use registered scales in compliance with AS 45.75.080 (Weights and Measures Act). A marijuana establishment shall (1) maintain registration and inspection reports of scales registered under AS 45.75.080 and 17 AAC 90.920 - 17 AAC 90.935; and (2) up…

(a) Marijuana or a marijuana product may only be transported to a licensed marijuana establishment by a licensee or an agent or employee of a licensee. (1) a marijuana cultivation facility may transport marijuana to another marijuana cultivation facility, a marijuana product manu…

(a) A marijuana establishment shall maintain in a format that is readily understood by a reasonably prudent business person (1) all books and records necessary to fully account for each business transaction conducted under its license for the current year and three preceding cale…

(a) Licensed marijuana establishments must comply with this section when participating in trade shows and similar industry events. (b) A licensed cultivation facility may bring one plant to the trade show or event for display. The removal from and return of the plant to the licen…

(a) Business cards and merchandise, including t-shirts, hats, and stickers, that are distributed by a licensed marijuana establishment and contain only the business name and logo, licensee name, and location and contact information, are not advertising or promotions. (b) A licens…

Notes 3 AAC 306.800 Eff. 2/21/2016, Register 217, April 2016; am 12/10/2020, Register 236, January 2021; repealed 7/23/2023, Register 247, October 2023 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent…

(a) The director, an enforcement agent, an employee of the board, or a peace officer acting in an official capacity may (1) inspect, at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, the licensed premises of a marijuana establishment, including (A) overlapping premises approved by…