A new study has partly challenged the notion that cannabis can worsen a worker’s performance.
Any lab analyst with a view on how mycotoxins and E.coli bacteria should be screened for in cannabis samples has been invited to comment on AOAC International’s own drafted methods.
Officials from Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) have recalled nearly 3,200 pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes from 14 retail locations across the state following a “confirmed complaint regarding pre-rolls contaminated with human saliva.”
"There is no need for the world’s largest cannabis market to make these same mistakes," Antonio Frazier, a board member of the American Council of Independent Laboratories, tells Analytical Cannabis.
The cannabis-derived oral spray can now be prescribed for seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TCS), a rare genetic condition that causes benign tumors to develop in different parts of the body.
Current federal regulations still tie the hands of many researchers who wish to study the effects of cannabis. So what needs to change?
The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board has begun investigating three state dispensaries for selling a product that twice failed microbial testing.
The scientists behind the new initiative at the National Institute of Standards and Technology also plan to help standardize the testing methods used for cannabis products, such as edibles, tinctures, and balms.
If given approval, the new regulations could come into effect in a matter of weeks.