Florida regulators slapped two marijuana testing labs with thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly reporting false or inaccurate information on their certificates of analysis.
The issue of THC potency results and lab testing is a hot topic in the cannabis industry right now because some see company’s obsession with potency as problematic and potentially leading to unethical business behavior.
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The Florida health department on Aug. 12 determined that ACS Laboratory, based in Sun City Center, was out of compliance after a discrepancy over how flower THC potency was labeled on certificates of analysis (COA).
According to documents provided to MJBizDaily, the COAs from ACS showed flower potency calculated at dry weight and the total milligrams of THC reported at wet weight.
That happened in two batches, according to one of the reports.
Florida regulations mandate that “usable whole flower potency” must be reported at the same moisture content.
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