Starting July 1 of this year, distributors and (legal) cultivators have to put their product through testing for heavy metals and bacteria like E. coli and chemicals like acephate (a general use insecticide). That’s important for average consumers but especially medical marijuana patients with compromised health. One group of researchers has even warned that smoking or vaping tainted marijuana could lead to fatal infections for some patients, as pathogens are taken deep into the lungs.

“This is why we have to end prohibition and regulate and legalize cannabis, so that we can develop the standards that everybody must meet,” says Andrew DeAngelo, director of operations of the Harborside dispensary in Oakland.

SankakuAJB wrote: Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:19 pm youre totally right man, its all trash weed and you should just stop ordering it.
clearly all the MoMs are conspiring against you.

SankakuAJB wrote: Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:26 pm man you must be a man of extremely high intelligence. like a really, really smart person.
Make MoMs great again, only you can save us Supreme Leader Dooly.

DankBud wrote: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:37 am they should do this type of testing in Canada.

alscotty wrote: Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:07 pm

DankBud wrote: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:37 am they should do this type of testing in Canada.

they do...there are over 17 labs across canada...if you have a govt license you can send them 8g of bud and $500 for complete testing of potency, metals, mycotoxins, and pesticides...terps and residual solvents are $150 extra...google Supra THC Services, and MB Labs Services with The Emerald Test where they test for over 95 different compounds from health canadas list if interested

dooly wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:47 am

alscotty wrote: Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:07 pm

DankBud wrote: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:37 am they should do this type of testing in Canada.

they do...there are over 17 labs across canada...if you have a govt license you can send them 8g of bud and $500 for complete testing of potency, metals, mycotoxins, and pesticides...terps and residual solvents are $150 extra...google Supra THC Services, and MB Labs Services with The Emerald Test where they test for over 95 different compounds from health canadas list if interested

what is your point really. sounds like brainwashing to me.

alscotty wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:09 am

dooly wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:47 am

alscotty wrote: Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:07 pm
they do...there are over 17 labs across canada...if you have a govt license you can send them 8g of bud and $500 for complete testing of potency, metals, mycotoxins, and pesticides...terps and residual solvents are $150 extra...google Supra THC Services, and MB Labs Services with The Emerald Test where they test for over 95 different compounds from health canadas list if interested

what is your point really. sounds like brainwashing to me.

Brainwashing...wtf?
its called lab testing...my point was for dankbud who posted that they should do this type of testing in canada...smh

dooly wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:31 pm

alscotty wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:09 am

dooly wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:47 am

what is your point really. sounds like brainwashing to me.

Brainwashing...wtf?
its called lab testing...my point was for dankbud who posted that they should do this type of testing in canada...smh

this, seeking health/hygiene standards, is something that should be incorporated into supply chain. you are suggesting extra time and unbudgetable money to do a lab test, portraying it as a viable option. not something low income can afford.

all the fuckers saying that because i paid $130 for oz, and not $10/gram, i should be happy with ingesting pesticide and should not raise interest/awareness for us to tip the scale and demand response/change better for all...... simple minded idiots supporting their gut, attacking me than seeing it as an opportunity for conversation. human all too human.

gandalfe wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:54 pm If we are to get paranoid about the cleanliness of our weed, then we should start with the air we breathe,food we eat, and water we ingest.Lots of chemicals coming into our bodies and most are not safe.Fluoride,Chlorine, asbestos,Nitrites,Mercury, to name just a few.Our weed is the very least of our worries, even if we think of it, more than other things.............Lab testing is how our Trudeau Liberal Government [with it's wealthy insiders,] get to drive out the smaller growers[that grow the very best weed], and pave the way for mega corporations that are required to lab test everything.I will stick to the little guy's that still understand how to grow decent bud, even though they can't afford to lab test.

gandalfe wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:54 pm If we are to get paranoid about the cleanliness of our weed, then we should start with the air we breathe,food we eat, and water we ingest.Lots of chemicals coming into our bodies and most are not safe.Fluoride,Chlorine, asbestos,Nitrites,Mercury, to name just a few.Our weed is the very least of our worries, even if we think of it, more than other things.............Lab testing is how our Trudeau Liberal Government [with it's wealthy insiders,] get to drive out the smaller growers[that grow the very best weed], and pave the way for mega corporations that are required to lab test everything.I will stick to the little guy's that still understand how to grow decent bud, even though they can't afford to lab test.

alscotty wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:05 pm was going to write something here but dooly is just too hostile, wish the mods would just close this thread

FARMHARD wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:13 pm I can't help but to put in our 2 cents ( I mean five cents ) worth of opinion on weed testing. Costly for one thing !! As a farmer who grows alot of weed, we think testing is another bullshit procedure aimed at giving people some kind of assurance that they are getting what they want or expect. One thing, all costs of production are ultimately passed on to the consumer. testing a small percentage of a crop ( in our case 8 grams would be a miniscule portion of our production and would not represent the whole ). would not mean that what we sell is what you get . This movement towards "standardization" of a plant product is dangerous, to you as a consumer. Do you want all the apples to look and taste the same , this is how monsanto corp and others ultimately gain control over genetics etc. We see differences in same varities in the same crop and harvest time. If you are worried about quality you should form a relationship and trust with the producer or retailer. I can pretty much guess that having all the weed tested is just a method of gaining market share and shutting out other producers. I will agree that quality is somewhat lacking in some of the products we see. I won't consume anybody elses weed unless I know them and are good with their practices. But folks need to ask themselves is price is your only concern or is quality. We have been growing here for over 30 years and have seen alot of shit practices from growers... buddy who had a back run on his ozone generator, bleached the fuck out of the plants and took away all the sugar and smell....nothing a little green dye, coca cola and essential oils couldn't solve. Or perhaps using some avid to get rid of mites, or perhaps a sulphur burner to get rid of a mold problem not too mention the colloidial metals that are in all chemical plant foods. Some folks are quite unscrupulous when it comes to making money...... same thing here ! I would suggest that the lowest price on a product is not a reflection of quality, so if your looking for bargain basement prices you get bargain basement products. As far as weed from Cali. most of it I would not touch without using gloves. after seeing friends that trim down that way getting sick from trimming. Poisioned farm workers again.....suprised, not me.

Cheers Folks and Happy Spring, gotta go and get my hands in the dirt!

FARMHARD wrote: Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:13 pm I can't help but to put in our 2 cents ( I mean five cents ) worth of opinion on weed testing. Costly for one thing !! As a farmer who grows alot of weed, we think testing is another bullshit procedure aimed at giving people some kind of assurance that they are getting what they want or expect. One thing, all costs of production are ultimately passed on to the consumer. testing a small percentage of a crop ( in our case 8 grams would be a miniscule portion of our production and would not represent the whole ). would not mean that what we sell is what you get . This movement towards "standardization" of a plant product is dangerous, to you as a consumer. Do you want all the apples to look and taste the same , this is how monsanto corp and others ultimately gain control over genetics etc. We see differences in same varities in the same crop and harvest time. If you are worried about quality you should form a relationship and trust with the producer or retailer. I can pretty much guess that having all the weed tested is just a method of gaining market share and shutting out other producers. I will agree that quality is somewhat lacking in some of the products we see. I won't consume anybody elses weed unless I know them and are good with their practices. But folks need to ask themselves is price is your only concern or is quality. We have been growing here for over 30 years and have seen alot of shit practices from growers... buddy who had a back run on his ozone generator, bleached the fuck out of the plants and took away all the sugar and smell....nothing a little green dye, coca cola and essential oils couldn't solve. Or perhaps using some avid to get rid of mites, or perhaps a sulphur burner to get rid of a mold problem not too mention the colloidial metals that are in all chemical plant foods. Some folks are quite unscrupulous when it comes to making money...... same thing here ! I would suggest that the lowest price on a product is not a reflection of quality, so if your looking for bargain basement prices you get bargain basement products. As far as weed from Cali. most of it I would not touch without using gloves. after seeing friends that trim down that way getting sick from trimming. Poisioned farm workers again.....suprised, not me.

Cheers Folks and Happy Spring, gotta go and get my hands in the dirt!