By Ryan Najjar and Jimi Devine, LA Weekly | If you are a cannabis smoker in Southern California, please be advised that the concentrate strain White Buffalo19 failed recent chemical residue tests for myclobutanil. Late last year, we were tipped off that a product at Delta 9, a legal dispensary in Southern California, was contaminated. After […]
Read moreLegal vape markets literally 1,000% safer than street
By David Downs, Leafly | Everyone who shopped for cannabis exclusively in a licensed medical or adult-use store in 2019—give yourself a pat on the back, you’re excused. As for the rest of you: Sit down. More than 2,409 people got sick and 52 died from VAPI (vaping associated pulmonary injury, which federal authorities have relabeled EVALI)
Read moreSC Labs Named to Top 50 Cannabis Employers of 2019 by mg Magazine
mg Magazine’s second annual Top Employers report celebrates exceptional workplaces and the people behind them. Each year, during a long, exacting process, hundreds of nominations are painstakingly reviewed to single out the best and brightest the cannabis industry has to offer.
Read moreHappy Anniversary to Emerald Cup and SC Labs, the Official Lab Partner since 2010.
SC Labs is eagerly anticipating the 2019 Emerald Cup, the largest organic, outdoor cannabis competition in the world. This respected annual event brings together cannabis experts and educators along with farmers, patients, and patrons to honor the finest, organic, sun-grown cannabis harvest in California.
Read moreVaping illnesses linked to vitamin E acetate, CDC confirms
By Lisa M. Krieger, Bay Area News Group | Health officials have found the likely missing link between cannabis vaping and a mysterious illness: a toxic “cutting agent” used to stretch supply — and profits. In a report released Tuesday morning, the federal Centers […]
Read moreLeafly Announces Leafly Certified Labs Program to Validate Accuracy of Cannabis Testing and to Provide Consistent Product Information for Consumers
November 12, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time | SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leafly, the world’s leading cannabis resource, today announced the Leafly Certified Labs Program, a network of labs independently assessed by Leafly for accuracy and quality. Designed to combat inconsistency in cannabis testing, the Leafly Certified Labs Program helps ensure […]
Read moreFrom ‘Veronica Mars’ to toxic vapes: The rise and fall of Honey Cut
By Marissa Wenzke, with David Downs, Leafly | More than 2,051 Americans are sick and 39 have died from vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI) this year. There are many suspects, but the US Centers for Disease Control’s “very strong culprit of concern” is a new cutting agent found in illicit THC vaporizer cartridges across the nation. Tocopheryl-acetate, […]
Read moreWhy Indica, Sativa, and Hybrid Classifications Mean Close to Nothing
By Danielle Simone Brand, Civilized | While poking around your local dispensary, it’s almost guaranteed that you will speak or hear the terms “indica,” “sativa,” or “hybrid,” at least once. These three terms remain, by far, the most common for describing the attributes and effects of cannabis flower — and even products like edibles and vapes […]
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