State Warns Marijuana Growers After “Many Examples” of Attempts to Cheat Testing in Colorado June 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments State investigators have identified numerous examples of marijuana product adulteration by businesses attempting to cheat contaminant testing, according to the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division. Marijuana contamination from mold or illegal pesticides has been an ongoing problem since recreational pot sales began in… Read More→
State-run marijuana testing lab included in Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s budget proposal February 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Lab Testing 0 Comments Michigan may create a state-operated marijuana testing lab. Dubbed a “reference lab,” it would audit results issued by existing marijuana safety labs to ensure accuracy, help investigate suspected illicit marijuana that enters the licensed market, determine product recalls and help… Read More→
Mississippi’s Medical Marijuana Industry waiting for first testing lab to open. November 3, 2022 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments Chief Operating Officer at Southern Sky Brands, Steve Merritt says, “I gotta play a little music for my girls,” he says of the flowers blossoming in temporary grow pods while the 70,000 square foot, hi-tech cultivation center is being completed.… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana has to be ultra-sterile. Just one problem: It’s a plant February 26, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments At Holistic Health Group’s farm in Middleborough, dozens of vacuum-sealed bags full of marijuana flower — worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at retail — have been sitting in a secure vault for months, stuck in limbo. The problem? The… Read More→
Marijuana testing labs: Will Maine have enough? October 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Lab Testing, Maine 0 Comments Maine is finalizing its testing rules for recreational marijuana, spelling out what a lab must do to get a state license and what safety and potency checks must be done on any marijuana products before they can be sold when… Read More→
The Big Boys bring the A-Team and Game to Illinois and Beyond: Cresco Labs April 17, 2017 Rob Meagher Company Stories, Cultivation, Multiple State Operators, Spotlight 0 Comments By Rob Meagher CRESCOlabs™ arrived on the scene with a bang, winning three of the 21 Producer/Processor licenses issued in the great state of Illinois in 2015 with the highest scores of 158 applicants. And like the way three (3) of the founding… Read More→
Oregon Laboratory Blues…What a Mess: Part 2 October 29, 2016 Matt Walstatter Lab Testing, Oregon 1 Comment During October, I have been covering the changes to Oregon’s legal, regulated cannabis system. We discussed the slow rollout of the recreational system, as well as some significant changes to the medical rules. But the most disruptive change, the… Read More→
Oregon Labs Say State’s Marijuana Supply Is Safer Than Food October 27, 2016 AggregatedNews Lab Testing, Oregon 0 Comments Science laboratories that test marijuana in Oregon say the state's recreational cannabis supply undergoes more testing, and is safer than any food product consumers buy. A handful of labs just got their state accredited license this October. Oregon has set… Read More→
California Legislators Pushing New Technology for Testing Drivers on Cannabis April 6, 2016 AggregatedNews Lab Testing, Science and Technology 0 Comments With medical marijuana in widespread use and a ballot measure planned to legalize recreational pot in California, state officials Tuesday proposed using new technology to catch the increasing number of motorists who are driving while high. Legislation would allow law… Read More→
Oregon Considering Stop-Gap Testing Rules For Most Common Cannabis Pesticides December 9, 2015 AggregatedNews Lab Testing, News & Insights 0 Comments State public health officials are exploring the possibility of imposing stop gap testing rules that would target the most commonly used pesticides in marijuana production. The state has already crafted a set of rules significantly more thorough than what's in… Read More→
Oregon Pressed to Implement Tougher Pesticide Testing Now December 1, 2015 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Lab Testing 0 Comments Starting next spring, Oregon will require all marijuana products sold in dispensaries or recreational shops to undergo testing for nearly 60 pesticides. Until the new rules take effect, the state plans to allow the marijuana industry to continue to operate… Read More→
Behind the Scenes: Inside a Las Vegas Marijuana Testing Lab April 20, 2015 John Hollon Lab Testing 0 Comments The space is no bigger than a good-sized office break room. On beige counters along the walls and on an island in the center sit off-white rectangular boxes that could be copiers or printers. But the several hundred thousand dollars… Read More→
Colorado Moving to Set Government Standards for Marijuana Lab Testing March 27, 2015 John Hollon Lab Testing, News & Insights 0 Comments Colorado is moving to establish another marijuana first — the first government standards for marijuana testing. A bill approved by its first committee in the state Legislature on Thursday would create statewide laboratory standards for the state’s 18 pot-testing labs.… Read More→
How Marijuana Is Gearing Up for Production in U.S. Labs March 18, 2015 John Hollon Lab Testing, News & Insights 0 Comments Residents of 23 U.S. states can buy medical marijuana to treat everything from cancer pain to anxiety, but U.S. scientists must wade through onerous paperwork to score the drug for study. Their sole dealer is the National Institute on Drug… Read More→
Marijuana Edibles: Oregon Tests Show Wildly Varied Potency Levels March 6, 2015 John Hollon Lab Testing, News & Insights 0 Comments A cancer patient buying a $20 Coma Treats personal pizza expects the buzz and knockout pain relief that comes with 350 milligrams of THC, the ingredient that would likely give even an experienced consumer an intense high. But the pizza… Read More→