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Featured Articles

May 3, 2021

ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Falls Short for Cannabis Testing Laboratories

By Kathleen May

Kathleen May, founder of Triskele Quality Solutions, provides insight on where ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation may not be sufficient guidance for cannabis testing laboratories to operate in a compliant and safe manner.

April 26, 2021

Americans for Safe Access Accredited to ISO 17065

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

A2LA issued their first ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation in the cannabis market last week to Americans for Safe Access (ASA) for their “Patient Focused Certification.”

March 18, 2021

How to Develop Quality Cannabis Products with Advanced Analytical Testing

By Vanessa Clarke, Melody Lin

A thorough cannabis product development process goes far beyond extracting and packaging. In this piece, Clarke and Lin detail four key stages in the product development lifecycle, from flower to consumption.

February 17, 2021

Cannalytics Becomes First Accredited Cannabis Lab in Puerto Rico

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

According to a press release, A2LA accredited Cannalytics to ISO 17025:2017, making it the first cannabis testing laboratory to attain accreditation in Puerto Rico.

February 9, 2021

Learning from the First Wave Part 2: California’s Cannabis Supply Chain and Vertical Integration, with a Grain of Salt

By Todd Feldman

In this three-part series, cannabis lawyer and compliance expert Todd Feldman takes a look at how laws shape California’s supply chain, constrains business practices and affects the cost of doing business. In Part Two, we take a look at how regulation defines vertical integration in California.

February 3, 2021

MCR Labs Opens Pennsylvania Location

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The Massachusetts-based cannabis lab testing company has just expanded to Pennsylvania with the opening of a facility in Allentown, PA.

January 26, 2021

AOAC Approves New Microbial Testing Validations

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

bioMérieux just received the first AOAC validation approval for cannabis and hemp. AOAC approved the detection of Salmonella and STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) utilizing two bioMérieux assays.

January 20, 2021

2021 Cannabis Labs Virtual Conference: January Program

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The Cannabis Labs Virtual Conference. Check out sessions from the January 20, 2021 event such as: The Cannabis Laboratory Accreditation Panel, R&D Lab Testing: Ensuring Success with Results and Pesticide Testing: Methods, Strategies & Sampling

January 18, 2021

CORRECTION: ProVerde’s Portland, Maine Location Temporarily Closed

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

The company’s Portland, Maine location was cited for operating without a city license, pending an inspection in February. The company is working with the City of Portland and the State to get back up and running soon. This article has been edited and updated upon receiving comments from ProVerde Laboratories. This article originally stated that ProVerde was not licensed, but that was incorrect as the company had a 6-month temporary license from the state.

December 17, 2020

Washington Lab Shut Down for Falsifying Test Results

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

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.

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Columns

May 5, 2021

Lab Shopping: Highlighting the Need for Checks and Balances in Cannabis

By Josh Swider

Josh Swider, Co-Founder of InfiniteCAL, shares his concerns regarding labs working more like profit centers than public safety agents.

April 3, 2020
Soapbox

(L)Earning from Failure

By Dr. Markus Roggen, Soheil Nasseri
EVIO labs photo

Failure, the learning experience and the subsequent rapid innovation can often be a blessing in disguise. See how failure helped Dr. Roggen and Soheil Nasseri turn their research into something productive.

December 10, 2019
Soapbox

Hemp in the United States: An Opinion

By Dr. Anthony Macherone

The USDA released guidelines for hemp testing, but questions remain for the future of proper quality and safety guidelines.

October 9, 2019
From The Lab

Spotlight on Encore Labs: Servicing the Cannabis Market in California

By Kristen Hogerheide

Take a look at this PJLA lab spotlight and learn how accreditation has been valuable for Encore Labs.

January 22, 2019
From The Lab

I Was Wrong… und das ist auch gut so!

By Dr. Markus Roggen

In this Op-Ed, Dr. Markus Roggen discusses the evolution of cannabis science and why we need more experiment-based research.

December 18, 2018
From The Lab

Gas Chromatography/Infrared Spectroscopy: A Tool For the Analysis of Organic Compounds in Cannabis

By John F. Schneider
IR Spectrum of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in different physical states

In this piece, the application of gas chromatography with infrared detection (GC/IR) to characterizing organic compounds in cannabis products is discussed. The identification of specific isomers of similar organic compounds is critical to determining the quality of cannabis products.

December 11, 2018
Soapbox

Dishonest Potency Testing In Oregon Remains A Problem

By Kelly O’Connor
Kelly O'Connor

In this op-ed, Kelly O’Connor says nefarious lab practices are still wreaking havoc on the Oregon market.

October 31, 2018
Soapbox

Challenges in Cannabis Genome Sequencing for Genetic Tracking and Traceability

By Khyrrah-Cymone Shepard
Khyrrah-Cymone Shepard

Shepard deliberates realistic challenges within the realm of cannabis genome sequencing and how advances in technology will better equip the industry for innovations.

September 5, 2018
Soapbox

Distillation Of Your Cannabis Extract: Ignorance Is Not Bliss

By Dr. Edward F. Askew
Dr. Ed Askew

This article will help businesses better understand the distillation chemistry used to produce a cannabis distillate product.

August 23, 2018
From The Lab

Quality Plans for Lab Services: Managing Risks as a Grower, Processor or Dispensary, Part 5

By Dr. Edward F. Askew
Dr. Ed Askew

After outlining the risks to address in quality plans earlier in the series, Dr. Askew shows how your brand can suffer in the court of public opinion.

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