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Guam waives testing, but businesses still face obstacles before opening

Potential cannabis retailers can now sell flower or "bud" to consumers without getting it tested at a laboratory first, but some organizations looking to break into the industry still reported regulatory hurdles at a Monday meeting of the Cannabis Control Board.

A recent law waiving requirements for locally grown cannabis products to be tested before going to market took effect on Oct. 21, according to Department of Revenue and Taxation acting Deputy Director Craig Camacho.

Public Law 37-116, signed by the governor in July, was meant to remove a roadblock caused by the testing requirement: There's no lab to test the cannabis produced by any local industry.

For two years, or until a testing lab opens on Guam, cannabis flower can be sold as long as it's labeled to reflect that it is not tested.

Read more at Pacific Daily News

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