Guest Opinion: How The Mass Legislature Can Improve Cannabis Testing
May 8, 2025
“We need transparency and accountability so test results actually mean something.”
“We need transparency and accountability so test results actually mean something.”
Included in the administrative order: producers “shall disclose if the Marijuana batch was subjected to a sanitization treatment or … remediated”
With a new director of testing gone after just one week, Massachusetts cannabis commissioners address issues with underlying protocols
While Cannabis Control Commission regulators squabble, are contaminant stats stifled? What else aren’t we seeing?
Calling for clearer standards and the “de-anonymization of data,” the Cannabis Control Commission member signaled that serious reform is coming
Open letter to the CCC from Institute of Cannabis Science calls for increased accountability in lab testing in order to protect consumers
CCC ED Travis Ahern speaks about his job description, agency transparency, lab testing, social consumption, and the road ahead for cannabis in Massachusetts
From price compression, market saturation, and closures, to straight prerolls galore and a “massive influx of live rosin”
Body passes recommendation for Cannabis Control Commission to “prioritize previous [Cannabis Advisory Board] recommendations”
Issues around Independent Testing Labs for Massachusetts cannabis were front and center at Cannabis Control Commission hearing
