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September 27, 2026 blogger cannabis potency, compliance, Focus Article, From The Lab, Industry Analysis, Laboratories & Analytics, Medicial Marijuana, potency testing, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
State regulators are spending unnecessary time and money trying to police a private testing model that fails to protect consumers. From Maryland’s newly launched CSQ CLEAR audit pilot to New York’s shutdown of Lexachrom Analytical Laboratory, Michigan’s historic license revocations of Viridis Laboratories, and New Jersey putting out RFPs to audit its testing ecosystem, regulators […]
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September 26, 2026 blogger cannabis potency, compliance, From The Lab, Industry Analysis, Laboratories & Analytics, Medicial Marijuana, potency testing, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Maryland regulators are taking direct aim at potency manipulation with a new state audit program designed to identify inflated THC numbers and enforce label accuracy. Starting this October, the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) is launching a cross-testing pilot alongside Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ), an accredited third-party standards and certification body for the cannabis and […]
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September 21, 2026 blogger cannabinoids, FDA, Focus Article, food safety, From The Lab, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, pharmaceutical grade, Product Development, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The cannabinoid industry has historically focused heavily on manufacturing compliance: GMPs, certificates of analysis, potency testing, contaminant testing, traceability, and state licensing. Those systems are important, and Floraworks has invested significantly in them. But when you begin evaluating an ingredient through established food and dietary supplement frameworks, you realize that manufacturing compliance is really just […]
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August 25, 2026 blogger contamination, Extraction & Processing, Focus Article, From The Lab, heavy metals, Industry Analysis, Laboratories & Analytics, Medicial Marijuana, quality, research, science, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, vapes, weed, withdrawal
Plastics and polymers are widely used materials in the manufacture of cannabis and hemp consumer products, including vessels, containers, bottles, bags, transfer lines, carts, pods, and other components. However, they are not typically associated with metal contamination of the cannabinoids being produced. By far the most common source of trace-element contamination is heavy metals in […]
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August 19, 2026 blogger Cannabis Quality Conference, compliance, conferences, expos, Focus Article, From The Lab, Industry Analysis, Laboratories & Analytics, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, Policy, quality, standards, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, trade show, weed, withdrawal
This year’s Cannabis Quality Conference is being held alongside the long-running Food Safety Consortium, bringing cannabis quality professionals into the same room as food safety experts and creating an overlap between the two industries as they work through many of the same quality, testing, traceability, and safety challenges. That overlap is particularly relevant as cannabis […]
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July 8, 2026 blogger CBN, FloraWorks, Focus Article, From The Lab, health care, Industry Analysis, insurance, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Policy, regulatory, science, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The cannabis industry has spent years waiting for this moment. As federal rescheduling moves forward, so do the opportunities to develop cannabinoid-based supplements and medicines backed by more rigorous scientific research. For some companies, this isn’t a new direction. It’s the payoff from years of work happening behind the scenes. Alleh Lindquist, CEO and co-founder […]
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February 5, 2026 blogger CBD, clinical research, Focus Article, From The Lab, Industry Analysis, Laboratories & Analytics, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, neuroscience, research, science, scientific research, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, terpene analysis, terpene profiles, terpenes, weed, Western Washington State, withdrawal
Josh Kaplan, PhD, is a neuroscientist and associate professor in the Behavioral Neuroscience program at Western Washington University, where his lab focuses on optimizing cannabidiol (CBD) based medicines for pediatric conditions. His work examines not only CBD’s therapeutic potential, but also its long-term developmental effects on the brain, an area of growing importance as cannabinoid […]
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January 21, 2026 blogger concentrate, concentrates, contamination, Extraction & Processing, From The Lab, Laboratories & Analytics, Medicial Marijuana, Product Development, quality, recalls, research, science, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, vape, weed, withdrawal
Research shows that oxidation, not contamination, is the leading cause of vape oil discoloration, according to a recent white paper from Abstrax Tech. Vape brands, particularly those producing high-end concentrates, have struggled to prevent product degradation in retail environments, where display refrigeration is often limited or nonexistent. As a result, oil discoloration has become a […]
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January 3, 2026 blogger breeders, Cultivation, Focus Article, From The Lab, genetics, Industry Analysis, International, Medicial Marijuana, preservation, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, tissue culture, weed, withdrawal
Not every genetic is suited for every growing environment, production model, or end market. For cultivators, the challenge is not finding new genetics but identifying which breeders align with their goals and whether those genetics are clean, stable, and commercially viable. As demand grows for consistency, disease resistance, and scalability, shortcuts in breeding and cloning […]
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September 26, 2025 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, compliance, Concentrates & Extracts, consumer, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Dispensaries & Retail, Edibles & Processing, Europe, extraction, From The Lab, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, Laboratories & Analytics, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, product, Product Development, quality, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
On April 1, 2024, Germany launched Pillar 1 of its adult-use legalization framework, building on its established medical cannabis program that has been in place since 2017. Since then, the number of medical patients has surged, as prescriptions remain the only fully legal access point for cannabis aside from home cultivation or membership in non-commercial […]
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