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Apr 15, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Marijuana Control Board Meeting Agenda
The board agenda covered administrative items, director, licensing, and enforcement reports, and tax delinquency updates. Discussions focused on stipulated agreements, new retail marijuana store and product manufacturing facility applications, and various license transfer and conversion requests. Additionally, the board reviewed several renewal applications, including those with incomplete documentation, notices of violation, or local government protests. Legislative items, board requests, and general correspondence were also addressed.
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Marijuana Control Board Laboratory Testing Working Group Agenda
The meeting focused on laboratory testing procedures including the identification of loopholes that allow unsafe products, protocols for testing for cause, and the definition of action analytes and their limits. Discussion topics also included the addition of an agricultural officer to the board, laboratory sample selection and handling requirements, residual solvent levels, remediation and retesting of failed products, and financial responsibility for testing costs.
Mar 10, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Marijuana Control Board Laboratory Testing Working Group Working Group Meeting
The meeting focused on the prioritization of agenda items related to marijuana product testing. Key discussion areas included identifying loopholes used to pass unsafe products, protocols for testing for cause, number of samples tested, financial responsibility for testing, collection and submission of samples, and laboratory-to-laboratory transfer protocols. Additional topics included sample size determination, elective supplemental quality testing for contaminants, remediation and retesting of failed products, laboratory identification of CBD-to-THC conversion, labeling requirements, sample testing selections, residual solvent levels, and random sampling of mycotoxins and pesticides.
Feb 4, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Marijuana Control Board Director's Report
The Director's Report summarizes the activities of the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) since the December 2025 board meetings. Key discussion topics include Administrative Order 360 (AO 360), which rescinded previous orders and aims to reduce regulatory requirements by 15% by the end of 2026 and 25% cumulatively by the end of 2027. Updates were scheduled for Licensing and Enforcement activities. The Administrative Unit is reported as fully staffed. Additionally, AMCO is monitoring several legislative bills (HB 81, HB 91, HB 94, SB 73). A newly established Laboratory Testing Working Group held its first meeting, with the next scheduled for March 10th, 2026.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
