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California Legislators Pushing New Technology for Testing Drivers on Cannabis

With medical marijuana in widespread use and a ballot measure planned to legalize recreational pot in California, state officials Tuesday proposed using new technology to catch the increasing number of motorists who are driving while high. Legislation would allow law…

Oregon Considering Stop-Gap Testing Rules For Most Common Cannabis Pesticides

State public health officials are exploring the possibility of imposing stop gap testing rules that would target the most commonly used pesticides in marijuana production. The state has already crafted a set of rules significantly more thorough than what's in…

Oregon Pressed to Implement Tougher Pesticide Testing Now

Starting next spring, Oregon will require all marijuana products sold in dispensaries or recreational shops to undergo testing for nearly 60 pesticides. Until the new rules take effect, the state plans to allow the marijuana industry to continue to operate…

Circling Back with Steep Hill Labs: What’s New and What’s Next

Last year, CBE came out with a Hot List of Lab Testing services and decided that the top company on our list should be Steep Hill out of Berkeley, CA. A lot has happened since February for the segment’s leader…

Investing in Testing Labs: Executive Summary

By Matt Karnes, Green Wave Advisors EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proliferation and diversity of the various state legalized marijuana markets have spawned numerous and different ancillary enterprises that are eagerly seeking a permanent foothold in the evolving cannabis eco-system. As individual…

The Quest for “True North” in Measuring Cannabis Potency

As the medical cannabis industry has evolved, it has become apparent that there are various analytical methods to evaluate the cannabinoid content, or potency, of different strains. Knowing the cannabinoid content levels present in flowers, extracts/concentrates, and marijuana-infused products (MIPs)…

Opinion of Industry: All Laboratories Results on Cannabis are “Wrong” so Why Bother?

I can’t have a conversation about medical or recreational (adult use) marijuana that doesn’t turn to the terrible results by the analytical laboratory results within 10 minutes. A common statement I hear is, “I sent the same sample to three…

Family Laboratory Goes to Pot : GreenHill Laboratory, LLC

May 13, 2015
Rob Meagher
Company Stories, Lab Testing, Up and Comers
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Hilary Glass’ family has a history of interesting and creative jobs. Her father is a professor of ethical theory, logic and epistemology at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse, and her mother is a microbiologist and owner of Leuther Laboratories, LLC a…

Defining the BEST Extraction. Transition in Testing Technology

May 13, 2015
John A. MacKay, Ph.D.
Lab Testing, Processing, Science and Technology
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I am often asked, “What is the “best” extraction?” I have a suggestion that I presented in the past, and I assume the right to adapt and revise it. Botanical integrity from seed to shelf Efficacy of the process beyond…

Behind the Scenes: Inside a Las Vegas Marijuana Testing Lab

The space is no bigger than a good-sized office break room. On beige counters along the walls and on an island in the center sit off-white rectangular boxes that could be copiers or printers. But the several hundred thousand dollars…

Did The Federal Government Just Admit That Marijuana Can Shrink Serious Brain Tumors?

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a research institution run by the federal government, has grudgingly admitted that marijuana is capable of killing certain cancer cells. A publication from NIDA, revised as of April 2015, states that “recent animal studies…

Colorado Moving to Set Government Standards for Marijuana Lab Testing

Colorado is moving to establish another marijuana first — the first government standards for marijuana testing. A bill approved by its first committee in the state Legislature on Thursday would create statewide laboratory standards for the state’s 18 pot-testing labs.…

California Legislators Pushing New Technology for Testing Drivers on Cannabis

Oregon Considering Stop-Gap Testing Rules For Most Common Cannabis Pesticides

Oregon Pressed to Implement Tougher Pesticide Testing Now

Circling Back with Steep Hill Labs: What’s New and What’s Next

Investing in Testing Labs: Executive Summary

The Quest for “True North” in Measuring Cannabis Potency

Opinion of Industry: All Laboratories Results on Cannabis are “Wrong” so Why Bother?

Family Laboratory Goes to Pot : GreenHill Laboratory, LLC

Defining the BEST Extraction. Transition in Testing Technology

Behind the Scenes: Inside a Las Vegas Marijuana Testing Lab

Did The Federal Government Just Admit That Marijuana Can Shrink Serious Brain Tumors?

Colorado Moving to Set Government Standards for Marijuana Lab Testing

Study: Marijuana Potency Has Tripled Since the 1980s

How Marijuana Is Gearing Up for Production in U.S. Labs

Breaking Down the Why in High

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