DOH Certifies Steep Hill Hawaii to Begin Cannabis Testing

July 31, 2017
Press Release
Hawaii, Science and Technology
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Health granted Steep Hill Hawaiʻi, a private independent laboratory on Oʻahu, a provisional certification today after the laboratory passed and met requirements that demonstrate it has the capacity and proficiency to test cannabis and manufactured cannabis in compliance with state law.

The laboratory can now begin testing medical cannabis from Hawaiʻi’s licensed medical cannabis dispensaries and registered patients and caregivers.

“We realize that registered patients and caregivers and some of the licensed dispensaries have been waiting for a laboratory to become operational to test medical cannabis prior to consumption and sale. This is a major step forward as it allows the dispensaries to now begin testing their products to sell to qualified patients,” said Keith Ridley, Chief of DOH’s Office of Health Care Assurance, who oversees the medical cannabis dispensary program.

Currently, a laboratory is restricted from handling, testing, or analyzing cannabis or manufactured cannabis products until it is certified by the state. Under the interim administrative rules governing the medical cannabis dispensary program, certification allows a laboratory to conduct specific tests required to ensure the safety of products sold to registered patients in Hawaiʻi. [Read More @ MauiNow]