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Vermont licenses 2 cannabis testing labs ahead of adult-use sales launch
Vermont regulators licensed two laboratories to test adult-use cannabis in the state’s burgeoning program.
Bia Diagnostics and Steep Hill Labs, though a licensee partnership, have been issued testing permits as the state prepares to launch adult-use marijuana sales in October.
Bia Diagnostics has been testing hemp in Vermont for the past three years, according to a news release, and is currently accepting marijuana samples at its Colchester location.
The lab is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited for cannabis testing, the release noted..
Steep Hill Vermont plans to begin testing marijuana and hemp flower and other processed cannabis by this fall, according to a release.
California-based Steep Hill began testing cannabis commercially in 2008 and has opened laboratories in 10 U.S. states as well as Mexico and Canada.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/vermont-licenses-2-cannabis-testing-labs-ahead-of-adult-use-sales-launch/