"Potency inflation runs rampant in cannabis industry despite measures to combat it"

In the race to the highest THC potency, the integrity of cannabis lab testing data is at stake.

Consumers can’t always trust the labels of cannabis products in states with mature cannabis markets, as the incentives to inflate THC potency numbers reach new proportions. Growers are going selectively to labs known to dish out higher THC numbers—lab shopping—worsening the problem, Cannabis Business Times reports.
 
Some are speaking out about the true scope and severity of potency inflation—a problem that lingers on despite ongoing statewide measures to prevent it.

Ben Rosman, CEO and co-founder of PSI Labs has consistently called for standardized regulations to fight the issue of potency inflation, which leads to more compounding issues.

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