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New Washington Regulations Require Cannabis Pesticide Testing

Canna Law Blog

Indeed, one cannabis testing laboratory released a white paper earlier this year claiming that cannabis pesticide contamination is a serious issue in Washington, especially for concentrates that, when tested on an “ off the shelf ” basis in 2018, had pesticide failure rate as high as 40%.

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New Washington Cannabis Regulations Require Pesticide Testing.

Canna Law Blog

a WA licensed cannabis testing laboratory, in a white paper released in February, the issue of pesticide contamination in cannabis products in the state is serious. It is hard to imagine these new rules not resulting in downstream testing compliance requirements from retailers to processors and producers.

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

Cannabis Law Report

This white paper offers a primer to the complex and confusing global cannabis industry as it stands today. CBD can be extracted from the flowers of plants classified as industrial hemp as well as those with higher THC content. Hemp has been used for these purposes for centuries in cultures around the world.

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