Bill > AB1027

This bill proposes several key changes to California's cannabis testing and quality assurance regulations. It would require all cannabis and cannabis products to be subject to testing or retesting, and expand the circumstances under which a testing laboratory can retest a sample, including when the department requires or authorizes a retest. The bill mandates that retailers must provide customers with a certificate of analysis upon request and allow the Department of Cannabis Control to conduct off-the-shelf laboratory testing. Testing laboratories will now be subject to performance testing to ensure consistency of results, which may include blind proficiency testing and other evaluation methods. Starting March 1, 2026, distributors will be required to record their quality assurance reviews in the track and trace system, and the department will take over conducting random quality assurance reviews, expanding these reviews to include microbusinesses and retailers. The bill also modifies the embargo process for potentially adulterated or misbranded cannabis products, removing the requirement to affix a physical tag and instead requiring licensees to quickly separate embargoed products from other inventory. Additionally, the bill requires licensed testing laboratories to comply with department requests to evaluate their testing practices, aiming to improve overall quality and safety in the cannabis industry.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1027