NUGL Magazine April 2019 Issue | Page 14

DIGIPATH LABS TESTING FOR SUCCESS Over the last decade, a new cannabis econ- omy has emerged amid staggering legislative change and a near total sea change in public at- titudes about cannabis. New grows are bloom- ing at record rates, harvest yields are expanding, and the ever-expanding array of cannabis prod- ucts seems limitless. The growing cannabis community is expe- riencing rapid innovation and change, but that change cannot go unregulated. Written into the laws liberating cannabis consumption is tightly- worded doctrine with stark compliance obliga- tions. Cannabis, however, is a complex plant vulnerable to a wide variety of toxins, pests, 14 NUGL Magazine environmental adversities, and, perhaps most troublesome, general incompetence (often by “green rushers” eager to cash in on the bur- geoning industry). Digipath Labs is one of the Founding Fathers of cannabis testing in Nevada and provides a much-needed barrier between substandard (or even potentially harmful) cannabis products and the general consuming public. As an ISO 17025:2017 Certified laboratory, Digipath Labs provides essential cannabis testing in their state-of-the-art Nevada facility. Virtually every state that has legalized can- nabis, whether for medicinal or recreational purposes, has implemented a reciprocal re- quirement that products be tested before going to market. These measures are intended to pro- tect consumers from substandard products and ensure pure, potent cannabis products. Digipath is committed to furthering this mis- sion by building a rich, diverse database on every possible sample -- from domestic mar-