Phase 3 Testing Requirements

The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued testing requirements for each of three product categories: inhalable cannabis, inhalable cannabis products, and other cannabis and cannabis products. Anresco Laboratories has extensive experience performing all analyses mandated by the DCC and is fully compliant with California testing regulations. Analyses required for each category can be found in the chart below.

FlowerCannabinoid Potency - THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBG, CBN

Terpenes (if labeled)

Microbial Impurities

  • Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC)

  • Salmonella

  • Aspergillus (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus)



Pesticide Residues - 66 compounds

Heavy Metals

  • Arsenic

  • Cadmium

  • Lead

  • Mercury



Mycotoxins

  • Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2)

  • Ochratoxin A



Water Activity

Foreign Material

Moisture Content
Concentrates (inhalable)Cannabinoid Potency - THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBG, CBN

Terpenes (if labeled)

Microbial Impurities

  • Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC)

  • Salmonella

  • Aspergillus (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus)



Pesticide Residues - 66 compounds

Residual Solvents - 20 compounds

Heavy Metals

  • Arsenic

  • Cadmium

  • Lead

  • Mercury



Mycotoxins

  • Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2)

  • Ochratoxin A



Foreign Material
Non-InhalablesCannabinoid Potency - THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBG, CBN

Terpenes (if labeled)

Microbial Impurities

  • Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC)

  • Salmonella



Pesticide Residues - 66 compounds

Residual Solvents - 20 compounds

Heavy Metals

  • Arsenic

  • Cadmium

  • Lead

  • Mercury



Mycotoxins

  • Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2)

  • Ochratoxin A



Water Activity (of solid or semi-solid edibles)

Foreign Material Homogeneity (every 6 months)

Fact Sheets issued by the BCC (issued prior to establishment of DCC) can be found here:

Full text of DCC regulations can be found here:

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