OAR 603-048-2310
Definitions
(1) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority.
(2) “Batch” means:
(a) A quantity of hemp, usable hemp or hemp stalk from a harvest lot; or
(b) A quantity of hemp concentrate or extract or hemp cannabinoid product from a process lot.
(3) “Cannabinoid” means any of the chemical compounds that are the active constituents of the cannabis plant.
(4) “Cannabinoid capsule”
(a) Means a small, soluble pill, tablet, or container that contains liquid or powdered hemp cannabinoid product, hemp concentrate, or hemp extract and is intended for human ingestion.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid capsule as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(c) Does not mean a cannabinoid suppository.
(5) “CBD” means cannabidiol, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 13956-29-1.
(6) “CBDA” means cannabidiolic acid, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 1244-58-2.
(7) “Cannabis Tracking System” or “CTS” means the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s system for tracking the transfer of hemp and marijuana items and other information as authorized by ORS 475B.177 (Duty to develop and maintain system for tracking transfer of marijuana items) and Oregon Laws 2018, Chapter 116, Section 15.
(8) “Chain of custody procedures” means procedures employed by laboratory personnel using a chain of custody form to record the possession of samples from the time of sampling through the retention time specified by the Department.
(9) “Consumer” includes:
(a) A person who purchases, acquires, owns, holds or uses hemp items other than for the purpose of resale; and
(b) A person who purchases, receives, or otherwise uses hemp items who is not a registered handler or a marijuana processor, wholesaler or retailer licensed by OLCC.
(10) Consumption means to ingest, inhale or topically apply to the skin or hair.
(11) “Control study” means a study performed on items of unknown homogeneity to assure required uniformity of item accomplished through sampling and testing as described in OAR 603-048-2440 (Control Study).
(12) “Field duplicate sample” means sample increments taken in an identical manner to sample increments taken from the primary sample and representative of the same hemp item being sampled that is prepared and analyzed separately from the primary sample.
(13) “Finished hemp concentrate or extract” means a hemp concentrate or extract that is in its final form ready for packaging for sale or transfer to a consumer.
(14) “Finished cannabinoid hemp product” means a cannabinoid hemp product that is in its final form ready for packaging for sale or transfer to a consumer and includes all ingredients whether or not the ingredients contain cannabinoids.
(15) “Food” means a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption, chewing gum and includes beverages.
(16) “Cannabinoid hemp product”
(a) Means a hemp edible or any other product intended for human consumption including a hemp topical or hemp transdermal patch, that contains cannabinoids from industrial hemp or the dried leaves or flowers of hemp; or
(b) Usable hemp, hemp extracts and hemp concentrates that have been combined with an added substance.
(c) Cannabinoid hemp product does not include usable hemp by itself, hemp stalk by itself, a hemp concentrate or extract by itself, hemp seed incapable of germination by itself, or other products derived only from hemp seeds incapable of germination that may include other non-hemp ingredients.
(d) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid product as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(17) “Hemp concentrate or extract”
(a) Means a substance obtained by separating cannabinoids from industrial hemp leaves, flowers, or stalk by a mechanical, chemical or other process.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid concentrate or edible as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(18) “Hemp edible”
(a) Means a food or potable liquid into which industrial hemp, a hemp concentrate, a hemp extract, or the dried leaves or flowers of hemp have been incorporated.
(b) Does not mean hemp seed incapable of germination by itself or other products derived only from hemp seeds incapable of germination that may include other non-hemp ingredients.
(c) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid edible as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(19) “Hemp item”
(a) Means usable hemp, hemp stalk, a hemp cannabinoid product, or a hemp concentrate or extract.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a marijuana item as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(20) “Hemp stalk”
(a) Means the stalk of industrial hemp intended for human consumption.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to usable marijuana as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(21) “Hemp tincture”
(a) Means a
(A) Liquid hemp cannabinoid product packaged in a container of four fluid ounces or less that consists of either:
(a) A non-potable solution of at least 25 percent non-denatured alcohol, in addition to a hemp concentrate, hemp extract, or usable hemp and perhaps other ingredients intended for human consumption that is exempt from the Liquor Control Act under ORS 471.035 (Certain products excepted from liquor laws); or
(B) A non-potable solution comprised of glycerin, plant-based oil, or concentrated syrup; hemp concentrate or extract or usable marijuana, and perhaps other ingredients that does not contain any added sweeteners and is intended for human consumption or ingestion.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid tincture as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(22) “Hemp topical”
(a) Means a substance intended to be applied to skin or hair that contains a hemp cannabinoid product, hemp concentrate or extract and for purposes of testing includes a hemp transdermal patch.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid topical as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(23) “Hemp transdermal patch”
(a) Means an adhesive substance applied to human skin that contains a hemp cannabinoid product, hemp concentrate or extract for absorption into the bloodstream.
(b) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to a cannabinoid transdermal patch as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions).
(24) “High heat” means a temperature exceeding 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
(25) “Homogeneous” means a hemp cannabinoid product, hemp concentrate or extract has uniform composition and properties throughout each process lot.
(26) “Industrial hemp for human consumption” means all non-seed parts and varieties of the Cannabis plant, whether growing or not, that pre-harvest contained an average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that did not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, and is intended to be processed and used for human consumption.
(27) “Marijuana testing rules” means Authority testing rules for marijuana items found in OAR Chapter 333, Divisions 7 and 64, and all referenced tables and exhibits.
(28) “ORELAP” means the Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program administered by the Authority pursuant to ORS 438.605 (Definitions for ORS 438.605 to 438.620, 448.280 and 448.285) to 438.620 (Accreditation fees).
(29) “Process lot” means:
(a) Any amount of hemp concentrate or extract of the same type and processed using the same extraction methods, standard operating procedures and batches from the same or a different harvest lot; or
(b) Any amount of a hemp cannabinoid product of the same type and processed using the same ingredients, standard operating procedures and batches from the same or a different harvest lot or process lot of hemp concentrate or extract.
(30) “Relative percentage difference” or “RPD” means the comparison of two quantities while taking into account the size of what is being compared as calculated under OAR 333-064-0100 (Marijuana Item Sampling Procedures and Testing).
(31) “Relative standard deviation” or “RSD” means the standard deviation expressed as a percentage of the mean recovery as calculated under OAR 333-064-0100 (Marijuana Item Sampling Procedures and Testing).
(32) “Remediation”:
(a) Means a process or technique applied to a hemp item to remove pesticides or solvents.
(b) Does not include dilution.
(33) “Sample” means an amount of a hemp item collected by laboratory personnel from a grower or handler and provided to a laboratory for testing.
(34) “Sample increment” means an amount of a hemp item collected by laboratory personnel from a grower or handler that may be combined into a sample for purposes of testing or, in the case of a control study, is tested individually.
(35) “Sterilization” means the removal of all microorganisms and other pathogens from a hemp item by treating it with approved chemicals or subjecting it to high heat.
(36) “Test batch” means a group of samples from a batch submitted collectively to a laboratory for testing purposes.
(37) “Texture” means the feel, appearance, or consistency of a marijuana item.
(38) “THC” means tetrahydrocannabinol and has the same Chemical Abstracts Service Number as delta-9 THC.
(39) “THCA” means tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 23978-85-0.
(40) “These rules” means OAR 603-048-2300 (Testing of Industrial Hemp for Human Consumption and Hemp Items:) through 603-048-2500 (Quality Control and Research and Development Testing).
(41) “TNI” means The NELAC (National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference) Institute, a voluntary organization of state and federal environmental officials and interest groups purposed primarily to establish consensus standards for accrediting environmental laboratories.
(42) “TNI EL Standards” means the adopted 2009 TNI Environmental Lab Standards (© 2009 The NELAC Institute), which describe the elements of laboratory accreditation developed and established by the consensus principles of TNI and that meet the approval requirements of TNI procedures and policies.
(43) “Unit of sale” means an amount of a hemp item commonly packaged for transfer or sale to a consumer or capable of being packaged for transfer or sale to a consumer..
(44) “Usable hemp”
(a) Means the flowers and leaves of industrial hemp intended for human consumption that does not fall within meaning hemp concentrate or extract, hemp edible, or hemp cannabinoid product.
(b) Includes, for purposes of these rules, pre-rolled hemp as long as the pre-roll consists of only dried hemp leaves and flowers, an unflavored rolling paper and a filter or tip.
(c) For sampling and testing purposes is equivalent to usable marijuana as that is defined in OAR 333-007-0310 (Definitions)
Source:
Rule 603-048-2310 — Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=603-048-2310.