Fewer than one-third of California’s 37 licensed cannabis testing laboratories began the new year permitted to test marijuana flower and non-infused pre-rolls, state regulators told MJBizDaily.
That’s because only 12 labs are currently compliant with a recent state law imposing standardized methods to test for THC potency, according to the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).
Any labs that tested flower while not in compliance could face consequences, an agency spokesperson said.
ADVERTISEMENT
Observers are hopeful that a standardized method for determining THC content will help control what many industry insiders believe is a longstanding and widespread problem with THC potency inflation that state regulators have been slow to combat.
Across the country, licensed dispensaries are selling flower and concentrate products with advertised THC
Read full article on Marijuana Business Daily