AAPCO 71st Annual Meeting Cannabis It Still Smells Funny In Here…

Players At The Table… Department of Revenue – MED License facilities Authority to stop sale/hold or destruction Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Certify MJ labs Issue medical MJ licenses Local health/fire departments – Denver File complaints / tips

MJ Lab Certification Certified labs – test for 13 primary actives CDA has found over the last few years CDA lab MDL/LOQ lower than certified labs Certified labs vs. CDA lab conflicts Different results – who will MED go with? CDA violations vs. public health protection?

MJ Lab Certification Certified labs vs. CDA lab conflicts (cont) CL results - will CDA be notified? Action levels??? 2nd sampling - CDA or now CL? If MJ industry doesn’t agree with CDA lab results, will the MED allow a third party lab to challenge CDA lab results to overthrow decision to hold or destroy?

CDA Lab Testing CDA funded for TOF equipment / 1 FTE Formulation samples CDA seeing and hearing about more potentially adulterated products entering the market Expertise and equipment unavailable currently Time to turn formulation samples around to address issues when going with outside labs Toxilogically significant amounts ?? Best industry argument… “what I use must be adulterated.”

FTE Funding CDA received MJ cash fund dollars Six inspectors Three enforcement specialists Funding limited to two years – July 2018 2018 legislative session – reallocated w/no future limitations MJ personnel limited to only work on MJ cases

Program Impacts More than doubled inspection universe WPS 1318 licensed cultivation facilities 726 Retail – 592 medical 550 Hemp Registrants WPS Employer Training – 700 + Cannabis CAMS since 2016 – 1,400 WPS inspections since 2017 - 635 Inspection follow-ups– 272 Notice of Violations – 140 PPE, WPS Training, WPS Central Posting

Complaints Investigated Pesticide Misuse Investigations Filed FY 15 15 MJ FY 16 102 MJ 1 Hemp 56 CA FY 17 27 MJ 52 CA FY 18 21 MJ 39 CA MJ complaints resolved FY 16 69 MJ 11 CA FY 17 56 MJ 1 Hemp 24 CA FY 18 4 MJ 33 CA 59.6% resolved resulted in an Enforcement Action.

Future Issues Compliance verification inspections Devices Ozone generators Pest control Breakdown pesticide residues Chlorine dioxide Research and Development MED license < 10 acres, greenhouse - exemption from Federal EUP MED reviewing, issuing license to allow R&D on MJ CDA only involved in R&D review if state dollars used Future 24(c) submissions???

CDA Pesticides Section Chief Thank You! Questions? John Scott CDA Pesticides Section Chief JohnW.Scott@state.co.us 303-869-9056