Strict Regulations Associated With Medical Marijuana Waste Disposal

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Strict Regulations Associated With Medical
Marijuana Waste Disposal

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• Since medical marijuana got the green signal for
  commercial usage, the production of it has
  skyrocketed. Owing to the plentiful of health
  benefits associated with cannabis, it is being
  industrially produced for treating chronic pain,
  depression, insomnia, cardiovascular issues,
  nausea or even epilepsy.

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• But what is bothering here is the plant waste
  that is generated from growing the cannabis
  plant, industrially. This is a form of waste that
  needs to be dealt with to avoid any disputes and
  illegal usage of this plant with psychoactive
  properties. For the same reason, there are
  various state laws that are linked with medical
  marijuana waste disposal.
• Lets have a look at what these laws say.

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9 State Laws Related To Marijuana-Waste Management

• A licensee who is authorized to produce medical
  marijuana in his facility is not at all
  permissible to sell cannabis waste.
• According to the Public Resources Code Section
  40141, a licensee is obliged to handle all the
  hazardous waste associated with the production of
  medical marijuana in compliance with the set
  standards and state regulations.
• When it comes to marijuana waste disposal in
  California, it is strictly advised to not dispose
  of the cannabis waste in an unregulated an
  unsecured disposal ground, even if the disposal
  facility belongs to the licensee.
• The cannabis products that a licensee wishes to
  add to the waste category must be held in
  quarantine for a certain period of time. During
  this period, the appointed officials would visit
  the facility to inspect the products, so as to
  ensure no illegal processing. It is strictly
  advised to not move, sell or handle the products
  under inspection before the bureau gives a green
  signal.

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• The marijuana waste disposal company is advised
  to blend marijuana waste with other waste in
  order to make it unusable and unrecognizable. The
  licensee would make sure that ground normal waste
  material is added to the cannabis waste so as to
  make it a 50-50 composition.
• A licensee needs to dispose of the cannabis waste
  at a manned premise which is an allowable solid
  waste landfill i.e. a ground where waste can be
  disposed of by burying it deep in the ground.
• A licensee is also required to abide by the
  tracking requirements. This means that the
  licensee would make use of the track and trace
  system and also produce on-site documents which,
  in turn, would help in identifying the marijuana
  waste, weighing it and tracking it from its
  production to its disposal.
• When it comes to marijuana waste disposal in
  California, a licensee is liable to enter the
  date and time, the cannabis waste was produced
  and dumped into the landfill. By this, a licensee
  maintains an accurate record of events that occur
  inside the premises of medical marijuana
  production.
• A record of solid waste landfill facility is also
  essential to maintain as per the set regulations.
  A document ensuring the acceptance of the
  cannabis waste is an important certificate that
  needs to be kept in the record, which would
  become helpful in case of facility inspections.

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• These were some essential regulations regarding
  medical marijuana waste disposal. The state of
  California is quite strict with the mentioned
  laws, making them necessary to follow without any
  compromise. This is because the safety of the
  environment and the people around is all that
  matters.

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