A cannabis testing lab was intentionally passing tainted cannabis products that should have failed and inflating THC results for clients, state regulators said in a new complaint Tuesday.
The Cannabis Compliance Board filed the complaint against Cannex Nevada LLC (also known as RSR Analytical Laboratories), a Las Vegas-based testing facility that the state has twice suspended since 2017 for failing to follow state regulations and which was subject of two health advisories in 2019 and 2020 after it allowed tainted products to pass and be sold in retail dispensaries.
“Rather than protecting consumers through accurate and honest testing, Cannex implemented testing processes that were designed to protect the monetary assets of their clients without regard for consumer safety,” the complaint said.
Regulators are asking the board to revoke the company’s cannabis business licenses, impose a fine of $62,500, and ban the company from the industry for nearly 10 years.
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