Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
No laboratory shall handle, test or analyze marijuana unless such laboratory:
(1) Is registered with the department as a controlled substance laboratory;
(2) Is independent from all other persons involved in the marijuana industry in Connecticut, which shall mean that no person with a direct or indirect interest in the laboratory shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in a dispensary, dispensary facility, producer, production facility, certifying physician or any other entity that may benefit from the production, manufacture, dispensing, sale, purchase or use of marijuana; and
(3) Has employed at least one person to oversee and be responsible for the laboratory testing who has earned, from a college or university accredited by a national or regional certifying authority, at least a master’s level degree in chemical or biological sciences and a minimum of two years of post-degree laboratory experience or a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and a minimum of four years of post-degree laboratory experience.
(Effective September 6, 2013)