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Looking for a Cannabis Testing Laboratory? Ask These Questions First

By Roger Brown Choosing the right third-party hemp and cannabis laboratory is a critical decision. Trustworthy laboratories can be a long-term partner that supports brands’ innovations and product safety goals. On the other hand, the wrong laboratory can put brands…

Why cannabis that failed Illinois’ state-mandated testing flunked

Most often, the failures were for having excessive levels of mold or yeast, a Sun-Times analysis of state records shows. State data shows that 3,072 samples of cannabis failed at least one state-required test from 2019 through last June. Most…

$200 million marijuana recall causes chaos in Michigan’s marijuana industry

When the largest-ever Michigan marijuana recall was issued on Wednesday, Nov. 17, Matt Imig’s phone began ringing. Customers were calling. Imig, who owns M&M Agriculture, a comparably small, 1,000-plant licensed marijuana grow facility in Lansing, uses Viridis Laboratories, the target…

Benefits of In-House Testing

May 24, 2021
Jacques Santucci
Ancillary Businesses, Lab Testing, News & Insights
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by Jacques Santucci and Nick Des Lauriers Testing your cannabis and cannabis products in-house is an unnecessary added cost since producers are required to test their products tested by a 3rd party lab anyways, right? Think again. As we see it,…

Maturing the Infused Beverage and Edibles Market Means Prioritizing QC Protocols

May 6, 2021
Loni Mowbray
Lab Testing, Science and Technology, Standards and Certification
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Over the past few years, many consumers have come to embrace CBD, THC, and other cannabinoids as functional ingredients in beverages and edibles, yet the food and beverage industry as a whole has been slow to accept this trend. For…

Does the Production and Sales of Hemp Products that Contain Delta-8 Put Producers in Legal Peril?

April 8, 2021
Dr. Carl Craig
Lab Testing, Policy & Legal, Science and Technology
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Only a Good Lab Can Offer Assurance. If you’re ever up for a high-stakes game of What If?, Google this phrase: “Has the DEA stepped in to make Delta-8 illegal?” Why even search the topic? Well, it’s been hard to…

Cannabis Lab Testing: Huge Improvements Still Need to Be Made

January 28, 2021
Dipak Hemraj
Lab Testing
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State regulations are increasingly calling for the testing of cannabis flower and products for their potency, cannabinoid, terpene profiles and contaminants. As important as it is that these tests take place, it is equally important to ask, “How reliable are…

Synthetic vs. Natural Hemp: A Legal and Labeling Minefield

November 11, 2020
Henry Baskerville
Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Policy & Legal, Lab Testing, Policy & Legal, Processing, Standards and Certification
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The DEA’s recent interim final rule--which appears to be in contravention of the letter and spirit of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the Farm Bill)--continues to cause concern and turmoil in the industry. The proposed rule addresses CBD…

3 Major Causes of “Lab Shopping” in the Cannabis Testing Lab Industry

September 30, 2020
Josh Swider
Lab Testing
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By: Josh Swider We’ve all heard the term ‘lab shopping’ tossed around the cannabis industry, but the underlying issues with the practice are putting compliant labs at a disadvantage. Since state legalization in 2017, disparities in results and procedures between…

PerkinElmer Launches Solus Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay for Testing Across Food and Environmental Samples

PRESS RELEASE Solution Receives AOAC® PTM SM Certification WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the PerkinElmer Solus Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay. This new offering will help high throughput food processors…

Managing a Cannabis Lab

How to survive the challenges of the cannabis testing industry Managing any laboratory can be challenging in the best of times, but managing a cannabis testing laboratory comes with a unique set of concerns. Since the industry is relatively new…

Cannabis Reference Standards

August 3, 2020
Angelo DePalma
Lab Testing, Standards and Certification
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Overcoming Labryinthine US Regulations By Angelo DePalma, PhD All analytical sciences rely on reference standards—standardized, punctiliously prepared and characterized samples—to guarantee the veracity of their results but even more importantly, of their methodology. Cannabis is a complex botanical capable of…

Border Patrol Order Issues Highlight The Ongoing Struggles In California’s Legal Cannabis Market

July 9, 2020
Josh Swider
California, Lab Testing, The Buck Stops Here
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At Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs, it’s our job to help our clients ensure that their product is in compliance with California State Law, BCC, CDFA, and CDPH regulations through our quality assurance and cannabis testing services. We send laboratory sample…

Marijuana Testing Lab CannaSafe Expands Footprint Despite Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic hasn't hindered one cannabis testing lab's plans for expansion. California-based CannaSafe is expanding to locations in Oregon, Florida, and Illinois in an effort to bring its testing services and expertise to new markets despite the ongoing crisis.…

Colorado’s first licensed cannabis R&D firm to study marijuana’s effect on Alzheimer’s disease

A Denver-based company hopes to be the state’s first to study the effects of marijuana on Alzheimer’s disease, thanks to a newly available research and development license in the city. MedPharm Holdings plans to apply for a Denver marijuana R&D…