Nevada Testing Lab Loses License After Approving Tainted Products
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.
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:
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
Tue / Nov 13th
After nearly a year of delays, Massachusetts has made the final approvals necessary for a complete regulated supply chain and… Read More
Fri / Oct 26th
Louisiana medical cannabis sales will likely be delayed by at least two more months as the program shifts towards a… Read More
Tue / Sep 11th
The price of cannabis in Alaska appears to be tied directly to a product’s THC potency and that could be… Read More
Wed / Aug 22nd
Cannabis testing labs in Colorado are seeing a stream of new profits while local cultivators are struggling to absorb the… Read More
Fri / Aug 3rd
Entrepreneurs in the cannabis space will know that opportunities within the industry are always changing. What was once a highly… Read More
Mon / Jul 16th
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) released a proposal on Friday, July 13 outlining permanent cannabis industry regulations for the state.… Read More
Wed / Jul 11th
California’s new testing regulations took effect July 1 and dispensaries across the state are fighting against the weight of new… Read More
Wed / May 2nd
Applications for a variety of Massachusetts canna-businesses are now open including craft cooperatives, micro-businesses, transporters, independent testing laboratories, and lab… Read More
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