Cannabis

A2LA Today  l  June 2017  l  Number 135 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Program ManagerOn May 3, 2017 A2LA was pleased to issue its first ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for cannabis testing in the State of Washington. This was a scope expansion recognizing the competence of the Washington State Department of

A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Adam Gouker, A2LA General Manager, Accreditation Services In recognition of the need for international standards within the cannabis industry, ASTM International held an organization meeting at their headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA on Tuesday, February

A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program Manager Although the name of the conference may imply otherwise, this was not a conference on gemstones.  A2LA CEO, Lonnie Spires, and A2LA Biosafety Program Manager, Roger Brauninger, traveled to San Diego, California

A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program Manager A2LA has been awarded a contract with the state of Alaska, under Alaska regulation AAC 306, to provide credentialing services for five marijuana testing facilities in the State.  The contract requires that

A2LA Today l September 2016 l Number 132 By Susan Audino, S.A. Audino and Associates, LLC *reprinted from the May/June 2016 issue of AOAC Inside Laboratory Management AOAC and industry are partnering to develop Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs®) in an effort to find the best testing

A2LA Today l September 2016 l Number 132 By Kelsey Roberts, A2LA Marketing Coordinator A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of TEQ Analytical Laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for cannabis testing. TEQ Analytical Laboratories, based in Colorado, is the first recreational marijuana