Arizona Department Of Health Services Hasn’t Fully Certified Any Marijuana Testing Labs Yet
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As of this Sunday, all medical marijuana sold in Arizona is supposed to be thoroughly tested in a state-certified lab. Will that be the case? It’s unlikely.
As of Wednesday, no laboratory in the state had been fully certified by the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) to provide all the different tests required by the November 1 deadline set in a state law last year.
Raul Molina, chief operating officer at The Mint, which bills itself as the state’s largest dispensary, said products would have to go to two separate labs to get a full panel of tests.
“So it’s impossible to get all panels,” he said.
The lab in the state closest to being fully certified is currently only approved for five of the seven tests required. Two labs currently offer four of the seven tests and three others have been approved for only one or two of the tests.
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