YOUR CANNABIS REGULATORY GUIDELINES AND FAST-TRACK TO SOLUTIONS.

As the cannabis industry matures, so do the pathogen testing regulations designed to ensure safe sales and use of Cannabis.

While no national standard for microbial safety of Cannabis exists today, state regulators set identification targets for both pathogen species and concentration levels. Below you can find out exactly what the state your Cannabis lab, grow or processing operation does business in requires and regulates.

In addition, we’ll help you quickly identify the PathogenDx assay designed to drive detection and quantification with industry-lead efficiencies. Start your exploration on the map below—and discover why we’re setting the standard in microbial testing.

(Updated 05/2023)

Discover our Microarray difference>>

Review PathogenDx Solutions>>

Milan Patel, PathogenDx CEO, provides a quick introduction to the state of Cannabis pathogen testing regulations.

No regulations

Moderate regulations

High regulations

Alabama

Medical Legalized

AOAC Required

Total Enterobac	<1,000 cfu/g (in process) <100 cfu/g (fully processed)
Total Coliform	<1,000 cfu/g
Total Y&M	<10,000 cfu/g (in process) <1,000 cfu/g (fully processed)
Aspergillus	Not detected in 1g
E. coli	Not detected in 1g
Salmonella	Not detected in 1g
STEC	Not detected in 1g (both 1 & 2)

Alaska

Salmonella	<1 cfu/g (marijuana/marijuana retail products/water & food based concentrates)
STEC	<1 cfu/g
Aspergillus (Flavus, Fumigatus, Niger)	<1 cfu/g

E. coli	Less than 100 cfu/g (adult & medical)
Salmonella	Not detected in 1g (adult & medical)
Aspergillus	Not detected in 1g (inhalable) (medical products only)

E.Coli	100 CFU/g
Salmonella	Detectable in 1 gram
Aspergillus (Flavus, Fumigatus, Niger, Terreus)	Inhalable: Detectable in 1 gram

Total Coliform	If detected, must test for E. coli (usable marijuana, extracts & edibles)
E. coli	If more than 100 cfu/g, sample fails (usable marijuana, extracts & edibles)

Salmonella spp.	Not detected in 1 gram (flower & oral)
STEC	Not detected in 1 gram (flower & oral)
Aspergillus (Flavus, Fumigatus, Niger, Terreus)	Not detected in 1 gram (flower & oral)

Salmonella	0 CFU
E.Coli	0 CFU
Total Aerobic (APC)	<100,000 CFUs
Total Yeast Mold	APC < 10 CFUs
Pseudomonas	≤ 1,000 CFUs
Total Coliform	≤ 1,000 CFUs

Salmonella	< 1 Colony Forming Unit CFU
STEC	< 1 Colony Forming Unit CFU
Total Yeast Mold	< 104 Colony Forming Unit CFU

Total Yeast Mold	≤102 cfu/ml or ≤102 cfu/g
Total Aerobic	≤102 cfu/ml or ≤102 cfu/g
Staphylococcus aureus	Absent in 1 ml or 1 g
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Absent in 1 ml or 1 g
Bile Tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria	Absent in 1 ml or 1 g (Only tested for administration by metered dose nasal spray products)
Candida Albicans	Absent in 1 ml or 1 g (Only tested for vaginal administration products)

Salmonella	Not detected in 10g
E.coli	Not detected in 10g
Total Aerobic	<10⁵ Colony Forming Unit CFU
Total Yeast Mold	<10³ Colony Forming Unit CFU
Bile Tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria	<10³ Colony Forming Unit CFU
Pseudomonas	Absense in 1g or 1ml

E.coli	N/A
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	N/A
Aspergillus ● A. flavus ● A. fumigatus ● A. niger ● A. terreus	N/A
Total Aerobic	N/A
Total Yeast Mold	N/A
Total Coliform	N/A
Staphylococcus Aureus	N/A

Total Coliforms	<10 CFU per gram
STEC	None Detected
Salmonella, spp	None Detected
L. monocytogenes	None Detected

E.coli	< 100 CFU per gram
Salmonella spp.	0 CFU per gram
Total Aerobic	100,000 CFU per gram
Total Yeast and Mold	10,000 CFU per gram

Salmonella	<1 CFU per gram
STEC	<1 CFU per gram
Aspergillus ● A. flavus ● A. fumigatus ● A. niger ● A. terreus	<1 CFU per gram
Total Yeast and Mold	<100,000 CFU per gram

Salmonella	Not detected in 1 gram
E.coli	Not detected in 1 gram
Total Aerobic	<100,000 CFU per gram
Total Yeast Mold	<20,000 CFU per gram
Bile Tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria	<1,000 CFU per gram
Total Coliform	<1,000 CFU per gram
Aspergillus ● A. flavus ● A. fumigatus ● A. niger	<1 CFU per gram

Total Aerobic	<10³ CFU per gram
Total Yeast Mold	<10² CFU per gram

Salmonella	<1 CFU/gram
STEC	<1 CFU/gram
Total Yeast Mold	<10,000 CFU/gram

Salmonella	Not Detected in 1 g
STEC	Not Detected in 1 g
Total Aerobic	<10⁵ CFU per gram
Total Yeast Mold	<10⁴ CFU per gram
Bile Tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria	<10³ CFU per gram
Total Coliform	<10³ CFU per gram

Salmonella spp.	is not detected in 1 gram
STEC	is not detected in 1 gram
Aspergillus ● A. flavus ● A. fumigatus ● A. niger ● A. terreus	is not detected in 1 gram

Total Enterobacteriaceae	Not Detected in 1 g
Salmonella	Not Detected in 1 g
STEC	Not Detected in 1 g
Total aerobic count	< 100,000 colony forming units per gram

Total Aerobic Microbial Count	>100,000 cfu/g or cfu/mL
Total Combined Yeast & Mold Count	>1,000 cfu/g or cfu/mL
Bile-tolerant Gram-negative Bacteria	>1,000 cfu/g or cfu/mL
Absence of Salmonella spp. & E. coli	Absent In 10 grams cfu/g or cfu/mL
Total Coliforms Count	>1,000 cfu/g or cfu/mL

Total Aerobic Microbial Count	>10,000 cfu/g or cfu/mL
Total Combined Yeast & Mold Count	>1,000 cfu/g or cfu/mL

Total Aerobic Microbial Count	>100 cfu/g or cfu/mL
Total Combined Yeast & Mold Count	>100 cfu/g or cfu/mL

Salmonella	Not detected in one gram
STEC	Not detected in one gram
Total Aerobic	10⁵ CFU/g
Total Yeast Mold	10⁴ CFU/g
Bile Tolerant Gram Negative Bacteria	10³ CFU/g
Total Coliform	10³ CFU/g

Total Yeast and Mold	<10¹ CFU per gram or milliliter
Total Aerobic Microbial	<10² CFU per gram or milliliter
Staphylococcus aureus	<1 CFU per gram or milliliter
Bile tolerant gram negative bacteria	<1 CFU per gram or milliliter

Total Coliform	If detected, the sample must be tested for E.Coli
E.Coli	<100 CFU per gram

Total Aerobic	<105 CFU per gram
Total Yeast Mold	<104 CFU per gram
Bile Tolerant Gram Negative	<103 CFU per gram
Salmonella	Absent in 10 grams
E.Coli	Absent in 10 grams

Total Aerobic	1,000 Colony Forming Unit CFU/g or ml
Total Yeast Mold	100 Colony Forming Unit CFU/g or ml

Total Aerobic	10,000 Colony Forming Unit CFU/g or ml
Total Yeast Mold	1,000 Colony Forming Unit CFU/g or ml

Total Aerobic	100,000 Colony Forming Unit CFU/g or ml
Total Yeast Mold	10,000 Colony Forming Unit CFU/g or ml