Is Colorado cannabis safe? Testing for potency, contaminants riddled with loopholes

Is Colorado cannabis safe? Testing for potency, contaminants riddled with loopholes

State regulators weigh a new testing program for marijuana products sold in dispensaries, following concerns about contamination that has made its way onto shelves.

Contaminated marijuana prompts Colorado to consider new off-the-shelf testing program

Colorado regulators are planning to create a surveillance program for off-the-shelf testing of marijuana products to protect consumers, after admitting that contaminated marijuana has made its way to the state's retail shops. The new program could involve actual state sanctions…

Legal Markets Protect Marijuana Consumers From Tainted Products (Op-Ed)

"By taking cannabis products off street corners and placing them behind the counter, lawmakers are providing cannabis consumers with safer experiences." By Paul Armentano, NORML It comes as no surprise that police in Warwick, Rhode Island recently walked back claims that exposure to "fentanyl-laced cannabis" was responsible for a local woman's tragic overdose death. While street fentanyl can no doubt be deadly, the substance is rarely if ever pr…