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Many cannabis companies inflate THC numbers. Here’s how California can stop them

Jeff Journey, CalMatters Guest Contributor | Most Californians can simply walk into their local, licensed cannabis dispensary and purchase a variety of products. Few consumers…

SC LabsNovember 16, 2022

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New York loosened weed testing rules for mold and yeast—Here’s why

Calvin Stovall and David Downs, Leafly | Sounds gross, but it’s probably going to be OK. Leafly spoke to experts from across the industry to weigh the pros and cons.…

SC LabsNovember 3, 2022

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The Cannabis Industry’s Potency Inflation Problem

Patrick Williams, Cannabis Business Times Cannabis industry members say lab shopping and THC potency inflation hurt the market, consumers and patients. What can be done about it? Before NFL star…

SC LabsOctober 31, 2022

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Why good science in the cannabis industry is more urgent than ever

The single biggest problem facing our industry today: potency inflation. To overcome this, we support new state-based regulations that prioritize well-designed comparative studies and enforce consequences when cheating happens. But the…

SC LabsOctober 21, 2022

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Exotic pot is actually pretty basic: Learn these six major genres of cannabis

Calvin Stovall and David Downs, Leafly There are six main terpene profiles that define the 6,000 strains in the Leafly database today. Leafly turned them into music genres, so you…

SC LabsOctober 7, 2022

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German Officials Visit California Cannabis Businesses

Lukas Barfield, Ganjapreneur A delegation of officials from Germany recently took a closer look at California’s cannabis market, Marijuana Moment reports. Consisting of multiple German lawmakers and a top federal…

SC LabsSeptember 22, 2022

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THC & Terps

Benjamin M. Adams, High Times Cannabis provides an entourage of useful compounds and while THC remains king, terpenes are coming for the crown. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the principal psychoactive…

SC LabsSeptember 17, 2022

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Josh Wurzer: Leading a Multi-State Cannabis Testing Lab

Q&A Interview, Ganjapreneur Josh Wurzer is Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of SC Labs, a cannabis testing laboratory chain operating in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Oregon. The state-to-state patchwork of…

SC LabsAugust 17, 2022

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SC Labs Completes Rebrand of National Cannabis and Hemp Testing Network

SC Labs, Yahoo Finance Greater chemometric reporting will be at the core of the new network SC Labs today announced it has rebranded Agricor, Botanacor, and Can-Lab to become one…

SC LabsAugust 15, 2022

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Potency Inflation Runs Rampant in Cannabis Industry Despite Measures to Combat It

Benjamin Adams, Forbes In the race to the highest THC potency, the integrity of cannabis lab testing data is at stake. Consumers can’t always trust the labels of cannabis products…

SC LabsAugust 15, 2022

SC Labs provides compliance, quality control, and R&D testing services to help cannabis and hemp companies build their reputations and protect their businesses.

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