Cannabis Testing
Most Cannabis Products in Colorado Have Less THC Than Advertised, Study Suggests
After going on a shopping spree around the state and buying 23 products from 10 dispensaries, researchers from the University of Northern Colorado had the products tested at a commercial cannabis lab – and the results were at odds with the products’ labels.
Cannabis Crops Grown in Washington County May Be Contaminated With Banned Pesticide, Regulator Warns
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board announced that its staff had identified “a pattern of pesticide testing failures” among cannabis cultivators in the Okanogan region.
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.
