A Portland medical marijuana testing lab has been shut down for operating a marijuana business without a permit or a license, according to city officials.
ProVerde Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based cannabis, hemp and medical marijuana testing facility, was cited by the city’s permitting and inspection department and fire department on Dec. 14 for two code violations: operating without a permit, certificate of occupancy or business license, and operating a marijuana business without a license.
According to a notice of violation issued to ProVerde founder and Chief Scientific Officer Christopher Hudalla, the company has applied for a building permit to change the use at the 220 Industrial Way unit from a storage or warehouse to a laboratory, but the permit “is still in review and has not been approved or issued at this time.”
Because of the incomplete change-of-use process, Hudalla does not have city approval to operate a marijuana business, according to the violation notice, which also noted he had “yet to apply for a marijuana testing facility business license, even though (he) discussed the issue with Corporation Counsel in the spring of this year.”
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