The DEA’s recent interim final rule–which appears to be in contravention of the letter and spirit of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the Farm Bill)–continues to cause concern and turmoil in the industry. The proposed rule addresses CBD and hemp manufacturing, and threatens to criminalize certain hemp derived cannabinoids, extracts and derivatives, and […]
Lab Testing
3 Major Causes of “Lab Shopping” in the Cannabis Testing Lab Industry
By: Josh Swider We’ve all heard the term ‘lab shopping’ tossed around the cannabis industry, but the underlying issues with the practice are putting compliant labs at a disadvantage. Since state legalization in 2017, disparities in results and procedures between testing labs has been our key challenge. Essentially, the labs adhering to the regulations and […]
PerkinElmer Launches Solus Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay for Testing Across Food and Environmental Samples
PRESS RELEASE Solution Receives AOAC® PTM SM Certification WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the PerkinElmer Solus Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay. This new offering will help high throughput food processors and contract labs focus on L. mono testing for food and environmental surface samples. In […]
Managing a Cannabis Lab
How to survive the challenges of the cannabis testing industry Managing any laboratory can be challenging in the best of times, but managing a cannabis testing laboratory comes with a unique set of concerns. Since the industry is relatively new and extremely competitive, information about managing a cannabis testing laboratory is not often shared. An […]
Cannabis Reference Standards
Overcoming Labryinthine US Regulations By Angelo DePalma, PhD All analytical sciences rely on reference standards—standardized, punctiliously prepared and characterized samples—to guarantee the veracity of their results but even more importantly, of their methodology. Cannabis is a complex botanical capable of generating numerous downstream products, each with unique critical quality attributes. And, as a botanical, it […]
Border Patrol Order Issues Highlight The Ongoing Struggles In California’s Legal Cannabis Market
At Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs, it’s our job to help our clients ensure that their product is in compliance with California State Law, BCC, CDFA, and CDPH regulations through our quality assurance and cannabis testing services. We send laboratory sample technicians out to licensed cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution sites often to collect cannabis samples […]
Marijuana Testing Lab CannaSafe Expands Footprint Despite Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t hindered one cannabis testing lab’s plans for expansion. California-based CannaSafe is expanding to locations in Oregon, Florida, and Illinois in an effort to bring its testing services and expertise to new markets despite the ongoing crisis. “We are a needed service. Our main responsibility is to make sure that consumers have […]
Colorado’s first licensed cannabis R&D firm to study marijuana’s effect on Alzheimer’s disease
A Denver-based company hopes to be the state’s first to study the effects of marijuana on Alzheimer’s disease, thanks to a newly available research and development license in the city. MedPharm Holdings plans to apply for a Denver marijuana R&D license to test delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids’ effects on Alzheimer’s and […]
Call for National Lab Testing Standards
Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Legal Issues, Operational Challenges and Regulatory Hurdles That Marijuana-Related Businesses Frequently Encounter PART 3 of 6: An Overview of How the Lack of National Standards for Laboratory Tests of Marijuana Products Affects the Public Health and the Marijuana Industry This article is the third part of a six-part series discussing the […]
In Random Mold Tests at 25 Denver Dispensaries, 80 Percent Fail
Denver recently conducted random tests of more than two dozen local dispensaries to learn more about potential yeast and mold issues with marijuana, and the results weren’t good. On August 19, the City of Denver sent a notice to every licensed marijuana dispensary in the city, warning that investigators would be conducting random assessments at about […]
