Massachusetts cannabis regulators have ordered one of the state's independent testing labs to suspend operations, alleging a "pattern of failing to accurately report" marijuana test results and "an intentional effort to conceal those failing results."
The Cannabis Control Commission said an investigation led by its new Investigations and Enforcement Taskforce determined that Tyngsborough-based Assured Testing Laboratories was not accurately reporting the results of tests for yeast and mold in cannabis to the commission or to Metrc, the seed-to-sale tracking system businesses must use.
Cannabis samples tested by Assured were 90% less likely to fail from the presence of yeast and mold compared to the industry average, the commission said. Regulators alleged the lab's operation "undermines the Commission's ability to ensure compliance, and posed an immediate or serious threat to public health, safety, or welfare."
The commission "remains vigilant in its efforts to ensure consumers and patients have access to fairly and accurately tested products in the marketplace," a commission spokesperson said. The statement added that the investigation was "focused on improving product testing as part of the Commission's mission to oversee a safe, equitable cannabis marketplace in Massachusetts."
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