{"id":4114,"date":"2022-01-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMiYWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmN0cG9zdC5jb20vbmV3cy9hcnRpY2xlL0NULWNhbm5hYmlzLWRpc3BlbnNhcnktc2Vla3MtdW5pZm9ybS1sYWItdGVzdGluZy0xNjgwMjAxOS5waHDSAQA"},"modified":"2022-01-25T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T08:00:00","slug":"ct-cannabis-dispensary-seeks-uniform-lab-testing-standards-ct-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"CT cannabis dispensary seeks uniform lab testing standards – CT Post"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Connecticut cannabis dispensary Fine Fettle is pushing for more transparency and uniform lab standards in a statement regarding the safety of the products.<\/p>\n

The statement comes more than a month after patients expressed concerns regarding safety and transparency of medical marijuana products when public records<\/a> showed the state Department of Consumer Protection allowed AltaSci, one of the state\u2019s two testing labs, to increase its allowable level of mold and yeast from 10,000 to 1 million colony forming units per gram.<\/p>\n

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The change, approved via email in 2020, also included additional testing for molds in the Aspergillus family.<\/p>\n

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The state says these changes made the products safer and has started the process to officially change regulations<\/a> for both labs to permit up to 100,000 units per gram and allow no detectable levels of Aspergillus.<\/p>\n

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The behind-the-scenes change sparked patient outcry last year, and some expressed concerns over the transparency of the 2020 process as well as the safety of the products. Patients posted online about their concerns and spoke out at public meetings, asking for improved quality control methods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to see consistent, transparent testing standards in Connecticut\u2019s medical marijuana program,\u201d Fine Fettle\u2019s statement read in part. \u201cThese bolstered standards should set a precedent for the state\u2019s impending adult-use program.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fine Fettle has dispensary locations in Willimantic, Stamford and Newington as well as two in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

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The statement also said the presence of mold and yeast in cannabis is normal, and that some states don\u2019t test for those microbes. The statement also said that while the standards were safe, \u201cinconsistencies across different labs is an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It called for consistent standards and \u201cfull transparency,\u201d around rules and regulations in a public forum.<\/p>\n