At the moment, the option to test medical marijuana for dangerous substances in Colorado is still present, but that may change by next year. It turns out that some medical marijuana consumers are more likely to have a worse immune system because of their conditions; this would mean that they are more subjective to the diseases that marijuana’s contaminants may hold.
On September 16th, Colorado’s Senate Bill 15-260 was signed into law which approached the testing of medical marijuana goods. SB 15-260 states that all medical marijuana and medical marijuana-infused goods should be tested for their purity. In order to achieve this, there will be certain facilities specially designated to having medical marijuana. A communications specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement And Taxation Division, Tommy Moore, says that required testing for medical marijuana would start on July 1st, but he also said that medical marijuana businesses have always had the option to test on their own.
Colorado House Bill 13-1317 was signed in by Governor Hickenlooper on May 2013. It tells the Marijuana Enforcement Division to “establish a marijuana and marijuana products independent testing and certification program, within an implementation time frame established by the department.”
“Since the passing of that legislation, the continued development of our testing program has resulted in the full implementation of potency testing, homogeneity testing and residual solvents testing,” stated Moore.
Since microbial testing is in at the moment, the next plan of addressing is geared towards pesticide levels.
“There is not a timeline right now with respect to MED being able to test for pesticides,” he added. “What MED does have are rules that require our licensees to be compliant with the Pesticide Applicators’ Act.”
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