Ohio College Agrees to Partner with Cannabis Testing Firm
Fri / Aug 4th
An Ohio college has signed a letter of intent with cannabis testing laboratory CCV Research which should eliminate the risk… Read More
Testing
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:
First Lab Licensed to Test Medical Cannabis in Hawaii
Tue / Aug 1st
Hawaii’s patients are one step closer to finally gaining access to medical cannabis dispensaries more than two years after the… Read More
Maine Bill Would Pass Cannabis Testing Duties to Department of Agriculture
Fri / Jul 21st
A bill that would require the Maine Department of Agriculture to test cannabis before it is sold to adults passed… Read More
Confidence Analytics: Peeking Inside a Cannabis Testing Lab
Mon / Jul 10th SPOTLIGHT
Confidence Analytics is an I-502 cannabis testing laboratory in Washington state. Their 9,000 square-foot facility is located in Redmond and has… Read More
Hawaii MMJ Operators Waiting for Regulators to Certify Testing Labs
Wed / Jun 7th
Medical cannabis business owners in Hawaii are still waiting for regulators to certify laboratories to test their products, as the… Read More
First Dispensary-Destined Cannabis Crop Harvested in Hawaii
Fri / May 19th
Aloha Green Holdings in Oahu, Hawaii is the first medical cannabis dispensary to harvest their crop, the first commercial cannabis crop… Read More
Canopy Growth Corp. Publishes Testing Standards
Wed / Apr 26th
Canopy Growth Corp., (TSX: WEED), owner of Tweed, Bedrocan, and Mettrum, has announced the details of a “rigorous” pesticide testing… Read More
Ohio MMJ Requirements for University Testing Could Cause Delays
Fri / Mar 24th
Ohio’s medical cannabis proposal requires public universities to conduct product tests, which could delay the program due to equipment costs,… Read More
Steep Hill Announces Partnership with iCAN Israel, Plans R&D Lab
Wed / Mar 22nd
Steep Hill Labs will bring its talents to Israel, announcing that the company has entered into a joint venture with… Read More
Aurora Cannabis Plans Testing Program Beyond Health Canada Requirements
Thu / Mar 9th
Aurora Cannabis, a Canadian licensed medical cannabis producer, is expected to unveil a strict consumer safety regime and is urging… Read More
CannaRoyalty to Acquire Stake in Canadian Cannabis Testing Lab
Tue / Jan 10th
Canadian cannabis investment firm CannaRoyalty Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 20 percent equity interest in… Read More
Oregon’s Cannabis Testing Rules Causing Product Shortages
Mon / Jan 9th
Oregon’s more stringent cannabis product testing rules have caused supply disruptions and, according to dispensary owners, have forced a 40… Read More
Nevada Cannabis Lab Earns International Regulatory Accreditation
Tue / Dec 13th
As Nevada begins its transition to an adult-use market, 374 Labs, a licensed Sparks, Nevada-based cannabis testing laboratory, has become… Read More
Roger Brauninger: Cannabis Lab Accreditation
Wed / Dec 7th INTERVIEW
Roger Brauninger is the Biosafety Program Manager for the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) — a non-profit, internationally recognized accreditation service… Read More
Alaska’s First Cannabis Testing Lab Opens, Rec. Market Poised to Launch
Tue / Oct 25th
Alaska’s first cannabis testing laboratory opened up for business on Monday, launching the state further toward its official, finalized recreational… Read More
Canadian Medical Investment Firm Enters Letter of Intent to Purchase Stake in Cannabis Testing Lab
Tue / Oct 25th
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based Invictus MD has entered into a Letter of Intent for an option to acquire 49 percent… Read More
Steep Hill Report Finds 84% of Cannabis Tainted with Pesticides
Thu / Oct 20th
According to a report from Steep Hill Labs, about 84 percent of medical cannabis samples tested by the lab over… Read More
Washington State Officials Expand Testing Program
Fri / Sep 16th
Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is going to begin randomly testing cannabis products for banned pesticides, the Associated Press reports. The… Read More
Ganjapreneur Tours: PSI Labs
Tue / Sep 13th
Cannabis testing is not mandated under Michigan’s medical marijuana law — that could change if the House enacts reforms to… Read More
Canadian Government Discouraging Independent Labs from Testing Cannabis
Fri / Jul 29th
Scientists and activists in Canada say Health Canada’s restrictive approach to cannabis safety testing puts the public at risk because… Read More
Hawaii Dispensaries Stalled Over Permits, Lab Testing
Thu / Jul 21st
None of Hawaii’s eight dispensaries were approved to open on July, 15, which was supposed to be the first day… Read More
Mark Hubbard: Consumer Safety and Standards for Commercial Cannabis
Wed / Mar 9th PODCAST
Mark Hubbard is co-founder of Integrity Labs, a licensed cannabis analysis & testing laboratory in Washington. He recently joined our… Read More
Denver Releases Recalled Cannabis Products Amid Lab Test Confusion
Wed / Feb 3rd
Denver has decided to release 28,000 formerly-recalled cannabis-infused products back onto the market, The Cannabist reports. The products had been recalled… Read More
Washington State’s Puyallup Tribe to Open Cannabis Testing Lab
Fri / Jan 29th
The Puyallup Tribe has finished developing a compact with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and the Liquor and Cannabis Board to open… Read More
