Overview
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.
At this time, the Office is not seeking laboratories to perform testing of adult-use and medical cannabis products in NYS. The application window ended on March 31, 2023. The OCM is still soliciting firms to perform third party sampling of adult-use and medical cannabis products in NYS.
Laboratory Application
The Office of Cannabis Management is not accepting applications at this time. The application window for laboratory permits closed on 3/31/2023. Permitted laboratories are required to notify the Office of a change in ownership, location, scope of testing, technical staff, and major instrument. Please complete and submit the appropriate form(s) listed below.
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Cannabis Laboratory Amendment Form
OCM-05005: Cannabis Laboratory Permit Amendments to Scope of Testing
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Personal History Disclosure for Laboratory Testing and Sampling
OCM-06005: Personal History Disclosure for Laboratory Testing and Sampling
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Laboratory Testing and Sampling Entity History Disclosure
OCM-06006: Entity History Disclosure for Laboratory Testing and Sampling
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Laboratory Guidance, Standards and Approved Methods
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
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OCM Laboratory Testing Guidance for AU Processor Licensees & ROs
Laboratory Testing and Sampling Guidance for Adult-Use Processor Licensees and Registered Organizations. Last updated 6/12/2024
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Laboratory Testing Limits
Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) required testing of each lot of adult-use cannabis and medical cannabis product. Last updated 7/10/2024
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Laboratory Quality System Standard
Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Cannabis Laboratory Quality System Standard. Last updated 7/10/2024
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Guidance for Registered Organizations, Conditional Licensees and Permitted Laboratories
Guidance on the testing and sampling of medical and adult-use cannabis
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Cannabis Product Sampling and Laboratory Testing FAQs
Cannabis Product Sampling and Laboratory Testing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Guidance Document for the Homogenization of Whole Flower
Guidance Document for the Homogenization of Whole Flower (November 2023)
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Proficiency Testing Guidance
Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Proficiency Testing Guidance. Last updated 7/11/2024
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Permitted Laboratories
Permit # (OCM-CPL-XXXX) | Lab Name | City | Cannabinoids (including d-10 THC) | Filth/Foreign Material | Metals (Heavy) | Microbiology* | Moisture Content | Mycotoxins /Aflatoxins | Pesticides | Residual Solvents | Terpenes | Water Activity |
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00001 | ACT Laboratories | Halfmoon | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00002 | Lexachrom Analytical Laboratory, LLC | Freeport | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00004 | Phyto-Farma Labs, LLC | Warwick | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00005 | Biotrax Testing Laboratory | Cheektowaga | x | x | x** | x | x | x** | x** | x** | x** | x |
00006 | Kaycha Labs NY | Albany | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00007 | Keystone State Testing of NY | Vestal | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00008 | MCR | Utica | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00009 | Certified Testing and Data (CTND) | Menands | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00010 | Botannis Labs NY Corp | Hauppauge | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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00011 | Reliable Labs Inc. dba DRS Testing | Buffalo | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00012 | Certainty Analytical Labs | Rochester | x | x** | x** | x** | x | x** | x** | x** | x** | x** |
00013 | Green Analytics NY | Pearl River | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
00014 | Coral Reef Labs New York | Johnson City |
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00016 | Aardwolf Labs NY LLC dba New Bloom Labs | East Syracuse | x | x | ||||||||
00018 | Falkor Laboratories, LLC | East Syracuse | x | |||||||||
00021 | Dope Diagnostics | Pearl River | x |
*Microbiology includes Total Yeast and Mold, Total Viable Aerobic Bacteria, and Pathogenic Bacteria (Aspergillus, Salmonella, STEC E. coli)
**Permitted lab subcontracting scope to test for analyte group
Note - Full scope of testing is required for final product testing.
Permitted Laboratories that do not have full scope of testing may work with other permitted laboratories to satisfy the scope of testing final product. Contact the laboratories you wish to utilize to discuss options that may be available and learn more about available testing capacity.
Laboratories that are not yet approved for full scope testing are authorized to provide process control and research and development testing for licensees.
Resources
Contact the Office of Cannabis Management
Health and Safety Unit
Contact us by phone: 1-888-OCM-5151 ( 1-888-626-5151)
Contact us by email: [email protected]