36-2821. Medical marijuana testing advisory council; membership; duties; council termination

(Added with a 1998 Prop. 105 clause pursuant to L19, Ch. 318)

A. The director shall establish a medical marijuana testing advisory council to assist and make recommendations to the director regarding administering and implementing this chapter. The director or the director's designee shall serve as the chairperson of the advisory council and shall appoint the following additional members to the council:

1. The president or executive director of a statewide nonprofit association representing the marijuana dispensaries, or the person's designee.

2. The president or executive director of a statewide nonprofit cannabis testing association, or the person's designee.

3. The president or executive director of a medical marijuana trade association that does not primarily consist of dispensaries or cannabis laboratory testing facility owners, or the person's designee.

4. A representative of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary who is employed by the dispensary to cultivate medical marijuana and who has at least three years of medical marijuana cultivation experience.

5. A representative of an Arizona-based nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary that produces medical marijuana concentrates and that has been regularly sending products for testing who has at least three years of medical marijuana extraction experience.

6. A representative of an Arizona-based nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary that is primarily focused in producing medical marijuana edibles who has at least three years of medical marijuana edible production experience.

7. An owner of an Arizona-based cannabis testing laboratory.

8. A laboratory scientist who holds a doctorate or a bachelor of science degree and who has at least three years of experience in cannabis laboratory testing.

9. A registered qualifying patient.

10. A registered designated caregiver.

11. A representative of the department of public safety.

12. A licensed health care provider who specializes in treating substance use disorders and who has at least five years of experience.

13. Any other members deemed necessary by the director.

B. The medical marijuana testing advisory council shall make recommendations and consult with the director regarding:

1. Establishing a required testing program.

2. Testing and potency standards for medical marijuana.

3. Procedural requirements for collecting, storing and testing samples of medical marijuana.

4. Reporting results to patients and the department.

5. Remediation and disposal requirements for medical marijuana that fails to meet testing standards.

6. Additional items as necessary.

C. Members of the advisory council are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.

D. The council established by this section ends on July 1, 2027 pursuant to section 41-3103.