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Laboratories and industry raise concerns over inventory, training and attestation rules at CCB workshop
Summary
Representatives from testing labs and industry lawyers urged the Nevada Cannabis Control Board to revise or clarify proposed inventory and training language so daily weighing and universal seed-to-sale training do not unduly burden lab operations; staff said statutory language (SB 168) constrains some phrasing and encouraged follow-up.
Laboratory representatives and industry attorneys pressed the Nevada Cannabis Control Board on technical language they said could impose impractical requirements on testing operations.
Adam Fulton, speaking for laboratories, said a proposed requirement in NCCR 6.080(subsection 12) that facilities maintain daily beginning-and-ending inventory in the seed-to-sale system is unworkable for testing labs. Fulton said the change could interfere with scientific workflows and stated, "it's impossible for a lab to track the weight of the stuff they're testing." He said his group submitted written alternative language they label the "original traceability system" and asked the board to consider that replacement.
Fulton also asked that expanded training requirements under NCCR 6.072 be limited to personnel whose duties actively involve system interaction, noting many bench scientists never touch the seed-to-sale system and would face an unnecessary burden.
Chief Kronite responded that the board must follow statutory phrasing from SB 168 (for example the term "substantial hazard to the public health") and that the clarifications in the proposed rulemaking are not intended to change how the agency applies the standard. She recommended lab representatives follow up with agency contacts (Kyoki Allen was referenced) after the meeting to work through operational details.
Separately, Amanda Connor of Connor and Connor sought a drafting clarification to NCCR 5.039(.5), asking that the text make clear a lottery would be used only to break ties, not as the default selection method; staff agreed to revise placement of the language to make that intent explicit. Lake Martin of the Nevada Cannabis Association asked whether attestation requirements for flavorings and terpenes would be retroactive; staff said the requirement is forward-facing and the agency can create a form to specify what information suppliers must provide. Staff later clarified the intention is for suppliers (not production facilities) to submit the required attestations.
No formal votes were taken. Staff invited written comments and one-on-one follow-ups; several industry participants said they had filed detailed written proposals for staff consideration.
