Cannabis Testing

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In a notable shift, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has acknowledged the legitimacy of a new two-part test to determine a substance's accepted medical use, particularly in relation to marijuana. As reported by Marijuana Moment, this development, embedded in a recent notice about synthetic...

Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), one of the U.S.’s largest employers, is planning to do away with marijuana testing for prospective employees and discontinue drug testing for the majority of its workforce. The big box retailer, which employs some 400,000 people in more than 2,000 locations around...

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Verne Bioanalytics is a leading biotech firm focusing on pathogen and genetic testing. The company assists small and large farmers in the cannabis, wine and hemp industries to mitigate risk and increase productivity using artificial...

Several Michigan companies are now using new cannabis breathalyzers to check if someone is under influence of THC while on the job, especially in roles that involve operating heavy machinery. But, despite companies using them, they are not as reliable as breath tests for other substances. Available...

Unidentified compounds in hemp products are raising safety concerns among experts. Lab executives say compounds are created when hemp-derived cannabinoids convert to delta-8 and delta-9 THC, forming a “soup” of unidentified chemicals. Susan Audino, a chemist and independent consultant,...

Cannabis products are subject to strict regulations to ensure consumers get what they pay for. One crucial aspect often overlooked is moisture content. Cannabis, like many other agricultural products, can lose or gain moisture, impacting its weight and, ultimately, the consumer's wallet. The...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed and is now selling hemp reference material to more accurately measure key components in cannabis products. Various studies have shown that THC measurements displayed on labels are not consistently reliable, which can result in...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed that President Joe Biden's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III will not change drug testing policies for commercial trucker drivers. Responding to that concern from lawmakers at a House Transportation and...

In the last half-century, cannabis has transformed significantly, with THC levels – the primary psychoactive component in the plant – increasing exponentially. This surge reflects advances in cultivation techniques and shifting market demand for products with more powerful effects,...

A recent study funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) analyzing 53 commercially available smokable hemp products found a staggering 93% contained THC levels surpassing the federally permissible 0.3%, categorizing them as illegal under federal law. The research tested...

Researchers behind a federal government-funded study have come up with new, innovative techniques to improve the precision of commonly used forensic testing procedures that seek to identify delta-9 THC – the main psychoactive component of cannabis – and its byproducts in blood samples....

As marijuana becomes mainstream, it is important to find a way to determine a person's recent consumption. This is something that scientists have been trying to figure out for a while now, but just recently may have come up with an appropriate and accurate methodology. The new techniques have been...

The new year brought important changes to California’s cannabis market like protections for employees and applicants for off-the-clock cannabis use and new rules for marijuana flower testing, resulting in only 13 licensed labs out of 38 having met the requirements....

The House Rules Committee, a key legislative panel, has rejected amendments that would have permitted cannabis sales in Washington, D.C. and barred cannabis testing for applicants to federal jobs. What Happened The amendments, part of the appropriations bill, were not given the green light for...