Eager to get closer to the action as marijuana legalization efforts progress in the General Assembly, a Blacksburg-based cannabis testing company has found a place to hang its lab coats in Hanover County.
ECC Test Lab, formerly known as East Coast Cannalytics, moved in January to 10329 Stony Run Lane, where it subleases 1,800 square feet from Analytics Corp., a chemical analysis lab.
ECC contracts with clients to test hemp, kratom and, more recently, medical marijuana for quality and safety.
As Virginia’s medical marijuana sector finds its footing, and with legalization of recreational-use marijuana seemingly not far behind, ECC CEO and founder Becky Hobden said it made sense to move to Central Virginia to better facilitate delivery of testing materials.
“It’s a better place for a business like this to be,” she said. “We wanted to be more centrally located and closer to our customers.”
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