Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado March 24, 2024 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One. THC is the psychoactive compound that is derived when cannabis flower – commonly referred… Read More→
Colorado lawmakers’ effort to curb illegal use of high-potency marijuana by teens is stoking privacy concerns June 3, 2021 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments State lawmakers and medical marijuana patient advocates are concerned that a bill at the Colorado state Capitol to regulate cannabis concentrates, in part by tracking purchases, could compromise patient privacy. Colorado uses “seed-to-sale” software known as METRC to track cannabis production from… Read More→
Colorado Lawmakers Aim to Restrict Medical Marijuana Access and Concentrate Sales May 19, 2021 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments A new bill proposed by Alec Garnett, Colorado's Speaker of the House, calls for more packaging restrictions for commercial marijuana concentrate and tighter rules for medical marijuana patients and physicians, including a required THC dosage amount and tracking system for… Read More→
Colorado may see its biggest overhaul of marijuana laws since recreational legalization March 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments They don’t make cannabis products like they used to, and there’s an increasing number of Colorado lawmakers who think that’s problematic. As recently as 2014, the vast majority of medical and recreational cannabis sold in Colorado was flower and only… Read More→
Colorado’s marijuana industry flexed its big muscles and now an effort to limit pot potency is unraveling February 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments State Rep. Yadira Caraveo says her proposal to limit the potency of marijuana sold recreationally in Colorado was just in its beginning stages. But when draft legislation was recently leaked and prominent figures in the state’s cannabis industry created an… Read More→
Weed Is Way Stronger Than It Used to Be. That’s Why It Should Be Legal September 12, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The headline might have seemed a bit ominous. "A More Potent Marijuana Is Stirring Fresh Debates." Certainly, the story didn't disappoint: "Most marijuana now being sold throughout the United States is three to 10 times more potent than the marijuana that was… Read More→
Medical marijuana bill with expanded potency wins Iowa House approval, Senate may soon follow March 27, 2019 AggregatedNews Iowa 0 Comments The potency of some medical marijuana products in Iowa could be increasing soon under a bill picking up steam at the state Capitol this session. The Iowa House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass legislation that, among other things, would change how… Read More→
California Marijuana Products Are Failing Tests At An Alarming Rate September 11, 2018 AggregatedNews California, Lab Testing 0 Comments Nearly 20 percent of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity since the state started requiring the checks on July 1, a failure rate some in the industry say has more to do with unrealistic standards and technical… Read More→
Marijuana Potency Continues to Rise in Colorado October 21, 2016 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments More than two years after Colorado began selling marijuana for recreational use, cannabis consumers have access to pot that is more potent than ever. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of different strains among thousands of plants grown legally under… Read More→
Colorado Push to Limit Cannabis Potency is Over — For Now April 11, 2016 AggregatedNews Colorado, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Colorado lawmakers have rejected an initial effort to cap the potency of marijuana that customers can buy at recreational pot stores. Rep. Kathleen Conti, R-Littleton, had proposed barring stores from selling marijuana and marijuana products — including concentrates — that… Read More→
Study: Marijuana Potency Has Tripled Since the 1980s March 24, 2015 John Hollon Lab Testing, News & Insights 1 Comment These potency levels are high. Marijuana is three times more potent than it was in the '80s, experts say. A new study carried out by Andy LaFrate, president of Charas Scientific, a research lab in Colorado, tested the potency in… Read More→