Summitt Labs Recalls CBD Tincture for Elevated Lead Levels
Mon / May 18th
Summitt Labs announced last week it was voluntarily recalling Batch#730 Lot#K018 of its Kore Organic Watermelon CBD Oil Tincture.
Testing laws and regulations are the foundation of the legal cannabis industry as it relates to public health. Some states don’t require products to be tested before hitting retail shelves while some states have stringent testing regulations. Read more about cannabis testing laws below:
Mon / May 18th
Summitt Labs announced last week it was voluntarily recalling Batch#730 Lot#K018 of its Kore Organic Watermelon CBD Oil Tincture.
Tue / May 5th
Columbus, Ohio City Attorney Zach Klein says he will continue to decline to prosecute low-level cannabis cases despite the state’s crime laboratories having upgraded for the occasion.
Mon / Apr 20th
Oregon cannabis regulators have announced random lab testing procedures for cannabis products in the state; the random tests will search for undisclosed ingredients and potential additives.
Fri / Mar 6th
A San Diego testing lab said that nearly 80 percent of illicit cannabis vape cartridges it tested contain dangerously high levels of contaminants, including pesticides and lead.
Fri / Feb 28th
The Texas Department of Public Safety told law enforcement that state labs won’t be conducting cannabis lab tests for misdemeanor possession cases.
Fri / Jan 24th
The Austin, Texas City Council has approved a resolution that blocks police from using city funds on lab tests for low-level cannabis possession cases, effectively decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of cannabis.
Thu / Jan 16th
Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor has reported inadequacies with the Health Department’s internal controls over the state medical cannabis program.
Mon / Jan 6th
Multiple independent tests of CBD-infused water have found it frequently contains zero CBD. A lab that approved test results for CBD-infused water has also been flagged by the FDA for numerous violations.
Tue / Dec 31st
A Nevada cannabis testing lab has lost its license after approving products for sale with elevated levels of mold, yeast, bacteria, and fungus.
Wed / Dec 11th
A Washington state analyst has uncovered evidence of Nevada testing labs potentially issuing inflated and inaccurate cannabis test results.
Wed / Nov 27th
A panel of mostly Arizona medical cannabis industry operators is set to determine which pesticides should be allowed in the industry; any final decision must be approved by the Department of Health Services.
Thu / Oct 31st
In a recent randomized test of Denver cannabis products, about 80 percent of products tested by the city’s Department of Health and Environment failed tests for potential yeast and mold.
Mon / Oct 21st
Oklahoma regulators have yet to license any laboratories to test products for the medical cannabis marketplace despite having already licensed more than 4,000 growers — the testing lab application process opens November 1.
Thu / Sep 19th
Nevada’s Department of Taxation has launched an investigation into cannabis testing laboratories due to multiple failed yeast and mold checks and accusations of inflated cannabinoid content.
Wed / Sep 11th PODCAST
Cannabis industry veteran Steve DeAngelo is a world-renowned cannabis activist, author, and cofounder of Harborside, Steep Hill Labs, the Arcview Group, and the NCIA.
Mon / Jul 22nd
Due to the hemp legalization law passed by Texas last month, some cities are dropping cannabis possession charges as it has become too hard to distinguish between industrial hemp flower and cannabis.
Mon / Jun 10th INTERVIEW
Jay Burns is the founder and lab director of Treeline Analytics, a cannabis testing lab that operates in Washington’s pioneering I-502 adult-use market.
Thu / Apr 25th
Washington state’s cannabis regulatory authority has announced that, after a three-month hiatus from the testing requirements, cannabis products must once again be tested for heavy metals.
Thu / Apr 18th PODCAST
Dr. Jon Cachat is the Director of Laboratory Science & Undergraduate Research at Hocking College — the first institute of… Read More
Tue / Apr 16th
Washington state senators have approved two cannabis reform bills: one allowing public school students to medicate with doctor-prescribed cannabis products and another reforming the state’s cannabis testing lab regulations.
Fri / Feb 1st
During the duration of the temporary heavy metals testing suspension, producers using the Washington Department of Health compliance logo will be required to label the product to say it has not been tested for heavy metals.
Thu / Dec 13th
On Wednesday, Ohio regulators issued the state’s first certificate of operation for a medical cannabis dispensary, according to the The Cincinnati… Read More
Tue / Dec 11th
Health Canada has announced new pesticide testing rules for licensed producers in Canada, The Growth Op reports. Starting January 2, Canada… Read More
Tue / Dec 4th
Sacramento-based Sequoia Analytical Labs has surrendered its license to California state regulators after it was revealed that the lab’s now-former… Read More
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