Section 1291.325 Destruction of Cannabis and Cannabis Infused Products

Section 1291.325  Destruction of Cannabis and Cannabis

Infused Products

a)         Any

cannabis and cannabis-infused products to be destroyed shall be destroyed by

rendering it unusable following the methods set forth in this Section.

b)         Any

product to be destroyed shall be destroyed on the same day and time weekly

unless otherwise approved by the Department on a case-by-case basis.  A dispensing

organization shall notify the Department and ISP of this day and time at the

initial registration inspection.  Any change in the day and time must be

communicated to the Department and ISP at least three business days before the

implementation.

c)         The

allowable method to render cannabis waste unusable is by grinding and

incorporating the cannabis waste with other ground materials so the resulting

mixture is at least 50% non-cannabis waste by volume.  Other methods to render

cannabis waste unusable must be approved by the Department before

implementation.  Material used to grind with the cannabis falls into two

categories, compostable waste and non-compostable waste.

1)         Compostable

Mixed Waste:  Cannabis waste to be disposed as compost feedstock or in another

organic waste method (e.g., anaerobic digester) may be mixed with the following

types of waste materials:

A)        Food

waste;

B)        Yard

waste; or

C)        Other

wastes as approved by the Department (e.g., agricultural material,

biodegradable products and paper, clean wood, fruits and vegetables, plant

matter).

2)         Non-compostable

Mixed Waste:  Cannabis waste to be disposed in a landfill or by another

disposal method may be mixed with the following types of waste materials:

A)        Paper

waste;

B)        Cardboard

waste;

C)        Plastic

waste;

D)        Soil;

or

E)        Other

wastes as approved by the Department (e.g., non-recyclable plastic, broken

glass, leather).

d)         Cannabis

waste rendered unusable following the methods described in this Section can be

disposed

another

disposal method may be mixed with the following types of waste materials:

A)        Paper

waste;

B)        Cardboard

waste;

C)        Plastic

waste;

D)        Soil;

or

E)        Other

wastes as approved by the Department (e.g., non-recyclable plastic, broken

glass, leather).

d)         Cannabis

waste rendered unusable following the methods described in this Section can be

disposed.  Disposal of the cannabis waste rendered unusable may be delivered to

a permitted solid waste facility for final disposition.  Examples of acceptable

permitted solid waste facilities include:

1)         Compostable

Mixed Waste:  Compost, anaerobic digester or other facility with approval of

the jurisdictional health department.

2)         Non-compostable

Mixed Waste:  Landfill, incinerator or other facility with approval the

jurisdictional health department.

e)         All

cannabis flower product shall be weighed, recorded and entered into the State

Verification System prior to rendering it unusable.  This event shall be

performed by an AIC, or under the supervision of the AIC, and conducted under

video surveillance.

f)         Electronic

documentation of destruction and disposal shall be maintained for a period of

at least five years.