California Cannabis Testing Requirements (DCC)
Mandatory Testing Panel
The DCC requires all batches of cannabis goods to be tested before retail sale. The mandatory panel (per the DCC Testing Laboratories guidance) is:
| Test Category | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Cannabinoids and terpenes | Mandatory |
| Residual solvents and processing chemicals | Mandatory |
| Residual pesticides | Mandatory |
| Heavy metals | Mandatory |
| Microbial impurities | Mandatory |
| Mycotoxins | Mandatory |
| Moisture content and water activity | Mandatory |
| Foreign material | Mandatory |
Regulatory Citations
| Authority | Citation |
|---|---|
| Statutory framework | MAUCRSA, Business and Professions Code §§ 26000 et seq. |
| Testing requirement | Business and Professions Code § 26110 |
| Laboratory licensing / accreditation | CCR Title 4, Division 42, Chapter 5, §§ 15701–15705 |
| DCC guidance page | DCC Testing Laboratories |
Action Limits
Numeric decision/action limits are set in the DCC regulatory text. This archive does not reproduce limits it has not independently verified; consult the current version of Title 4, Division 42 before relying on any specific number.
Source
- Official source: DCC Testing Laboratories
Source & Provenance
- Official source: https://www.cannabis.ca.gov/licensees/testing-laboratories/
- Jurisdiction: California, United States
- Retrieval date: 2026-08-04
- Data-through date: 2026-08-04
- Source-data caveat: Source data are entered by licensees and may later be corrected or revised by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).
- Record status: synced
- Generator: scripts/dcc_ingest.py v0.1.0-poc (schema 1.0)
- Stable entity ID: requirements/TREQ-0001
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