Study Shows California Cannabis Wouldn't Pass Oregon's Strict Standards

California growers may want to take a page from their neighbors to the north when it comes to upholdingcannabis quality standards.

A new study from Steep Hill Labs suggests that much of Californias cannabis supply wouldnt meet the stringent testing standards recently introducedby the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC).

As of October 1, all cannabis products in Oregon must be tested by labs certified by the Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ORELAP), a requirement said to position Oregon as the state with the strictest standards in the industry.

Moisture, potency and pesticide levels are just a few of the mandated tests conducted by ORELAP labs on flowers, edibles and extracts from Oregon dispensaries. At least one major ORELAP certified lab has reported a huge reduction in the use of pesticides in the samples theyve received from dispensaries in recent months.

A year ago, when we first started testing product, we were finding very high rates of pesticides in the neighbourhood of 70 percent to 80 percent of the samples," Henry Grimmett, president of Portlands GreenHaus Analytical Labs, told Civilized in a recent interview.

"Now were finding in the neighbourhood of 20 percent."

Now, it appears California growers may want to consider adjusting their own practices. After applying the same testing standards used ...