Cannabis Laboratories

The Office of Cannabis Management is charged with the permitting of laboratories, establishing testing protocols and standards used by laboratories, and ensuring the laboratories and their staff have the skills, resources and expertise needed to accurately and consistently perform required testing to protect public health and safety as well as enforcement of the provisions under Part 130.

The OCM is seeking laboratories to perform testing of adult use and medical cannabis products in NYS. Such laboratories may also perform sampling. The OCM is also soliciting firms to perform third party sampling of adult use and medical cannabis products in NYS.

Applicants must pay a non-refundable $1,000 application fee as part of the application submission process. The application fee payment must be submitted by check, made payable to the Office of Cannabis Management and be mailed to the Office at:
Attn: Laboratory Division
New York State Office of Cannabis Management
P.O. Box 2071
Albany, NY 12220.

The emergency regulation creates an opportunity for cannabis laboratories to apply for a provisional (conditional) permit or a full permit. Participation in proficiency test (PT) studies and an on-site audit will not be required for a conditional permit. For a full permit, the OCM will expect the laboratory to complete required PT studies in calendar year 2023, and OCM will perform an on-site audit of the laboratory in calendar year 2023.

A cannabis laboratory must ensure that it has a documented quality system and follows the guidance, standards and approved methods established by the Office of Cannabis Management. The New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) methods are still valid for use under the Office of Cannabis Management for testing both medical and adult use cannabis.

NYS DOH Approved Medical Marijuana Methods - Contact OCM for copy of approved method.

Laboratory Quality System Standard 

Emergency Cannabis Laboratory Testing Regulation