Cannabis Testing
Opinion: Lab Shopping is the Achille’s Heel of the US Cannabis Industry
Arun Apte, CEO of CloudLIMS, shares his thoughts on the problem of lab shopping in the cannabis industry, and how to tackle it.
PittCon 2023’s Vaping Symposium Confirms the Cannabis Industry Still Has Safety Concerns About Vaping Devices
Heavy metals expert Rob Thomas recounts the presentations given at the recent vaping symposium at PittCon 2023.
CBG Can Be a Biomarker to Detect Recent Cannabis Use, Study Suggests
The study found that whole blood CBG levels were a “highly specific albeit insensitive biomarker” for recent cannabis smoking.
New York’s Cannabis Regulator Tightens Its Potency Testing Rules
From now on, flower products will have to be tested for potency by cannabis labs – something that wasn’t required before.
Colorado Regulator Issues Two New Warnings About Moldy Cannabis Products
State regulators in Colorado have issued two more health and safety notices after “potentially unsafe levels” of total yeast and mold and Aspergillus were found in certain pre-roll cigarettes and batches of cannabis flower.
Colorado Regulator Issues Another Warning About Moldy Flower
State regulators in Colorado have issued another health and safety notice after “potentially unsafe levels” of total yeast and mold and Aspergillus were found in batches of cannabis flower.
Steep Hill Labs Disbands in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Steep Hill, the cannabis testing company with labs in multiple US states, has announced that it has reached a “termination agreement” that will effectively disband the company.
ASTM Announces Symposium on Contaminants in the Cannabis and Hemp Industry
The three-day virtual ASTM D37 Symposium on Contaminants in the Cannabis and Hemp Industry and Their Impact on Consumer Safety will take place between October 10-12, 2023.
What is Lab Shopping? And How Can The Cannabis Industry Tackle It?
The legal cannabis testing sector is plagued by lab shopping. Is there a solution in sight? Analytical Cannabis looks at six possible reactions to this growing issue.
