“The Massachusetts cannabis industry is rife with a practice commonly known as “lab shopping,” where cultivators determine which labs provide the most favorable results.”
Massachusetts cannabis stakeholders say new CCC action is a small step toward stopping laboratory fraud, but nonetheless movement in the right direction
Body passes recommendation for Cannabis Control Commission to “prioritize previous [Cannabis Advisory Board] recommendations”
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is considering changes to improve laboratory integrity and prevent fraud. But stakeholders say the agency is missing the big picture.
Issues around Independent Testing Labs for Massachusetts cannabis were front and center at Cannabis Control Commission hearing
“Either regulators step in and solve this problem, as we have seen in multiple states, or honest labs go out of business.”
Testimonies expected to address topics spanning total yeast and mold counts to test-batch sizes and widespread industry fraud
Analysis indicates THCA decarboxylates into D9THC, plus a mystery compound was generated in the aging process
Multistate data set enables researchers to explore failure rates by strain across the country
Testimony from the Cannabis Control Commission’s public hearing on outdoor cultivation
