Overview
The Office of Cannabis Management is charged with the approval of sampling firms, establishing sampling and transportation guidance and standards used by firms, and ensuring the firms and their staff have the skills, resources and expertise needed to accurately and consistently perform required sampling pursuant to Part 130 of Title 9.
Sampling Firm Application
A non-refundable application fee of $500.00 must be submitted with the application. A cannabis laboratory can also apply to be a sampling firm. 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.
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Cannabis Sampling Firm Application
OCM-05001: Cannabis Laboratory Sampling Firm Application for Collecting Samples of Medical Cannabis and Adult-Use Cannabis Products
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Cannabis Laboratory Sampling Firm Requirements
Laboratory Sampling Firm Application - Technician and Vehicle Information
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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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Sampling Guidance and Standards
A sampling firm must have a standard operating procedure for sampling and transportation, which meets the sampling guidance and standards established by the Office of Cannabis Management.
Sampling Quality System Standard
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Sampling Quality System Standards
Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Cannabis Sampling Quality System Standard. Last updated 5/25/2023
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Approved Sampling Firms
The following table contains the list of approved sampling firms in New York State.
| Sampling Firm Name | Approval Number | Contact Person | Email Address or Website |
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| Cannabis Sampling Solutions | OCM-CSF-00001 | Mrs. Karina Pedone | |
| CannaPort Sampling | OCM-CSF-00002 | Mrs. Shirly Ulfan | www.cannaportsampling.com |
| ACT Laboratories, Inc. | OCM-CSF-00003 | Mr. Damian Kozuch | www.ACTLaboratoriesInc.com |
| Western NY Hemp Handlers | OCM-CSF-00004 | Mr. Brian McDonough | www.wnyhemp-cannabis-sampling.com/ |
| Keystone State Testing of NY | OCM-CSF-00005 | Kelly Greenland, Ph.D. | www.keystonestatetesting.com/home.html |
| Botannis Labs NY Corp | OCM-CSF-00006 | Mr. Matthew Chamakkala | https://botannis.com/ |
| SC Laboratories | OCM-CSF-00007 | Mr. Jeffrey Gray | www.sclabs.com |
| Cut Above | OCM-CSF-00008 | Mr. James Morrell | https://cutabovecollections.com |
| Trichrome Transportation | OCM-CSF-00009 | Ms. Cynthia Brewer | www.kaychalabs.com |
| Dope Diagnostics Inc. | OCM-CSF-00010 | Mr. Craig Besnoy | www.dopediagnostics.com |
| Green Analytics-NY, LLC | OCM-CSF-00011 | Mr. Billy Woolf | [email protected] |
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]