SERVICE NOTIFICATION | As we await licensure in Colorado, a result of the updated rules that have led to a backlog in labs seeking licenses, we would like to share our perspective on the rollout of their modified pesticide testing list. If there’s one thing we’ve learned in more than a decade of testing cannabis and hemp, it’s that change is constant and as a laboratory it is important to never […]
Read moreWhat I learned sitting courtside at the NBA Finals of weed
By David Bienenstock, Leafly | With great flower comes great responsibility. And nobody on Earth has a greater collection of flower than the judges at the Emerald Cup, the annual cannabis celebration and competition that tasks a panel of experts with identifying California’s finest buds from among hundreds of entries. Judging all that weed is a grind (pun intended) that’s equal parts glorious and […]
Read moreTesting for Integrity: Ethics in Cannabis and Hemp Labs
By Kristina Etter, Cannabis Tech | A lack of cohesive testing standards and a push for potency creates the perfect storm for consumer deception and cannabis and hemp analysis fraud. Separating the legal cannabis market from the illicit market begins with testing and standards. As with other consumable products, conscientious consumers want to know what they are putting into their bodies. As cannabis and hemp […]
Read morePhytoFacts: Standardizing the Way We Talk About Terpenes
By Mark Lewis, Ph. D., Napro Research | PhytoFacts didn’t appear out of thin air. It came from an urgent need in the cannabis sector. Breeders, buyers, producers, and ultimately consumers needed a quick reference and easy-to-understand guide to know their products. Admittedly, PhytoFacts did also come from somewhat serendipitous beginnings. Throughout my studies toward […]
Read moreThe blurred lines of the legality of Delta 8
By Danielle Masterson, NutraIngredients-USA | Months ago, many may not have even been aware of the existence of this cannabis compound. Today, Delta-8 is the fastest-growing category of hemp products, with US sales of products listing Delta-8 jumping 144% from a year earlier, according to cannabis data provider Headset. Despite having similar chemical […]
Read moreSC Labs is First to Create a Hemp Testing Panel that Covers a Range of Contaminants at a National Level
Company aims to fill the void of national hemp testing requirements to reassure companies and consumers that products are safe. (June 14, 2021, Santa Cruz, CA) – SC Laboratories, Inc., (SC Labs) today announced that the company has received ISO (International Organization for Standardization) accreditation for a comprehensive hemp/CBD testing panel that combines the regulatory […]
Read moreIs Amazon A Threat To Existing Cannabis Companies? Nah, Execs Say
By Joan Oleck, Forbes | On June 2, the megalith known as Amazon announced that it was dropping employee marijuana drug tests for its 1.3 million workers and throwing its support to the federal Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021, which would effectively legalize marijuana. Speculation sparked almost immediately as to whether Amazon intended to […]
Read morePot Producers Are Pushing to Clamp Down on Delta-8 THC
By Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg | A little-known substance derived from hemp is flying off the shelves of U.S. gas stations and smoke shops, offering users a cheap and convenient high even in states where marijuana isn’t legal. But large cannabis producers are now pushing to clamp down on Delta-8 THC amid worries that a lack of oversight means heavy metals and unexpected intoxicants are […]
Read moreNew User-Based Permissions in the Client Service Portal
SERVICE NOTIFICATION | In order to give our clients more control over access to our Client Service Portal (CSP), SC Labs has launched a User-based Permission Tool. The tool allows an administrator to add users, provide unique log in credentials, and assign levels of “permissions” in the CSP—offering you better test management and access control for employees and partners. Levels of Access Based on User […]
Read moreThe Emerald Cup 2021 and SC Labs Partner on New Data Driven Approach to Judging
By SC Labs | For the first time, The Emerald Cup, California’s longest-running and most prestigious cannabis competition, is testing and sorting flower entries into categories using terpene data as part of the judging process. This year, SC Labs, who has been the testing partner of the Emerald Cup for 11 years, has tested all of the Cup’s flower entries and created profiles that detail the chemical […]
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