56.05.050 Marijuana Concentrates

(a) A processing facility may produce the following concentrates:

(1) Water-Based Marijuana Concentrates;

(2) Fat-Based Marijuana Concentrates;

(3) Solvent-Based Marijuana Concentrate; and

(4) Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrates, provided the solvents used in this process only include N-Butane, Iso-Butane, Propane, Heptane, or Carbon Dioxide.

(b) A processing facility that engages in the production of Marijuana concentrates, regardless of the method of extraction or type of concentrate being produced, must:

(1) Ensure that the space in which any Marijuana Concentrate is to be produced is a fully enclosed room and clearly designated.

(2) Establish a standard operating procedure for each method used to produce a Marijuana concentrate.

(3) Establish written quality control procedures designed to minimize any potential risks to employees or contamination of Marijuana products.

(4) Ensure that all equipment used in the production of a Marijuana concentrate is food-grade, including ensuring that all counters and surface areas were constructed in such a manner that it reduces the potential for the development of microbials and mold and can be easily cleaned.

(5) Ensure that all equipment, counters, and surfaces used in the production of a Marijuana concentrate is thoroughly cleaned after the completion of each production of a Marijuana concentrate.

(6) Have a comprehensive training manual that provides step-by-step instructions for each method used to produce a Marijuana concentrate. The training manual must include, but need not be limited to, all standard operating procedures, quality control procedures and safety procedures for each method of production, instructions on the appropriate use and maintenance of all equipment involved in each process, and any cleaning required to comply with all applicable sanitary rules.

(7) Provide adequate training prior to individual engaging the production of a Marijuana Concentrate. Adequate training must include, but need not be limited to, providing the appropriated employee or volunteer with the training manual and live, in-person instruction detailing safety procedures for each method of production, instructions on the appropriate use and maintenance of all equipment involved in the process, and any cleaning required to maintain compliance with all applicable sanitary rules.

(8) Maintain clear and comprehensive records that document every phase of each step in the production of the Marijuana concentrate, which must include the name and license number of every employee or volunteer that worked on the production of that Marijuana concentrate.

(9) Ensure that the room in which Marijuana concentrate shall be produced contains an emergency eye-wash station.

(c) With respect to Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrates, the processing facility must also ensure that the facility and all equipment used in production of the Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate meets the following requirements:

(1) A professional grade, closed-loop extraction system capable of recovering the solvent used.

(2) If a pressurized extraction system is utilized, then every vessel in the system must be rated to a minimum of nine hundred pounds per square inch.

(3) A sufficient fume hood and exhaust system is installed in the room in which a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate shall be produced and that the system is fully functioning prior to the production a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate.

(4) All flammable material used in the production of a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate are stored in a storage-tank designed to hold flammable material and is outside of the room in which the concentrates are to be produced.

(5) A sufficient fire-suppression system is installed in the room in which a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate shall be produced and that the system is fully functioning prior to the production a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate.

(6) A hydro-carbon gas monitoring system, a CO2 Gas monitoring system or both, depending on the type of Marijuana Concentrate to be produced, with emergency shutdown relays is installed in the room in which a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate shall be produced and that the system is fully functioning prior to the production a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate.

(7) The room in which a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate shall be produced is a spark-free environment.

(8) The room in which a Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate shall be produced contains an emergency shower.

(9) Ensure that all fluids used in the extraction process are food-grade and 99% pure.

(10) Establish a standard operating procedure for each type of Critical Fluid Extraction Marijuana Concentrate to be produced that is designed to maximize employee safety and minimize potential contamination of products with residual solvents or microbials and mold.