“The supply chain will remain intact. You’ll be able to move that material in and out freely, and you should do so.”
By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
The head of Missouri’s cannabis testing unit said the new unannounced visits to collect product samples shouldn’t impact business, in a podcast by the Missouri Cannabis Regulation Division.
“This is going to be just another arm of compliance, guys,” said Ryan Bernard, the division’s testing and research unit manager. “So keep this business as usual 100 percent of the time.”
On July 1, cannabis regulators began arriving unannounced at licensed cultivation and manufacturing facilities to collect products off the shelves. They’ll take them to the Missouri State Public Health Reference Laboratory to be tested for things like mold, pesticides and a whole range of other things.
Bernard said the process will not disrupt production, and it will be paid for by “either by DCR’s budget or state public health lab’s budget.”
“The supply chain will remain intact,” he said, “You’ll be able to move that material in and out freely, and you should do so.”
His team is looking to sample four to seven grams of final finished marijuana goods. If a package
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