Praxis Laboratory had their license suspended earlier this month for inflating numbers on potency test results, giving samples higher THC levels than the state actually found.
Kennebec Analytical Services (KAS) announced last week that they have acquired Cannabis Testing Laboratories (CTL), whose parent company was Doane University.
In this Q&A, we hear from Dr. Markus Roggen and Tomas Skrinskas as they provide their take on the challenges facing the industry’s compliance testing standards as well as some opportunities in advanced analytical chemistry.
In the 11th episode of the 2020 Cannabis Quality Virtual Conference, check out “The Laboratory Accreditation Panel” and “From the Client’s Perspective: Lab Testing and Quality Assurance”
The New Jersey cannabis testing lab announced this week that they have achieved ISO 17025:2017 accreditation and are now DEA-registered.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announced their partnership with MoCann Testing, a division of EKG Labs, the first state-certified medical cannabis testing lab in the state.
A2LA announced last week that they accredited ECC Labs to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Based in Blacksburg, Virginia, East Coast Cannalytics is an analytical and microbial testing lab. The first dispensary for Virginia’s medical cannabis program opened its doors last week.
The Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation (CLEAR) launched a collaborative effort with Curtis Mathes Grow Lights and ZED Therapeutics, a hemp genetics company to characterize the phytochemical effects of phytochrome manipulation using various LED horticultural lights of differing light spectrum, and novel high-yielding single stalk varietals of hemp.
In the 6th episode of the 2020 Cannabis Quality Virtual Conference, check out “Top Ten Deficiencies Found During Cannabis Laboratory Assessments” and “Method Validation for Cannabis Testing”
The Oregon regulatory agency suspended the license Ecotest Labs, based in Phoenix, OR due to a number of violations including testing products at an unlicensed location in Hillsboro. The OLCC deemed that Ecolab’s operations were a “serious danger to public health and safety.”
