Last week, Cannabis Industry Journal hosted the Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC) in New Jersey. Check out some of the highlights from this year’s CQC here.
ASTM International has unveiled four new cannabis standards that the D37 committee approved earlier this month, along with a soon-to-be-published standard on cannabis grown for research purposes.
In this piece, we sit down with Keith Klemm, senior accreditation manager for ANSI National Accreditation Board to learn about the details of laboratory accreditation, method validation and other certifications and credentialing available in the cannabis industry.
Taking place October 17-19, 2022 at the Hilton Parsippany in New Jersey, the business-to-business conference will deliver hands-on education, networking and business discussions.
The 2022 Cannabis Labs Virtual Conference, September Program. Check out sessions from the September 13, 2022 event such as: Combating Laboratory Shopping; AOAC: Why Third-Party Accreditation Matters More than Ever; The Evolution of the Hemp Testing Market: An Introduction; and Cannabinoid Extraction Efficiency for Potency Analysis: An In-Depth Look of Multiple Techniques.
Cannabis consumers in California are being defrauded, and it’s the Department of Cannabis Control’s fault. Lab shopping has become so widespread that labs openly advertise their higher potency values to gain customers without fear of recourse.
At the end of the day, cannabis testing labs want to keep the public safe and it is our job to do so. This means implementing these independently approved methods from agencies such as AOAC at various touch points in the seed to sale cycle to ensure the data is validated and reliable.
In addition to their partnership with Agricor and Botanacor in Colorado that they announced, the recent hire of a new CEO and a new partnership in Michigan means the company is looking at expansion on a nationwide level.
Aurum Labs became the first independent lab that is actually based in Colorado to get CDPHE-certified for all hemp compliance testing. Gobi Analytical and Minova Labs are also based in the state, but not yet certified for pesticide testing.
The 2022 Infused Products Virtual Conference, June program. Check out sessions from the event like: Elevating Edibles: Defining the Next Cannabis Experience; Cannabis Beverages: The Rise of a New Market & a New Consumer; One Symbol to Rule Them All! Harmonization is Finally Here!; and Evaluating the Safety of CBD – Data Needs
