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The Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board on Thursday approved laboratory testing standards for cannabis products, clearing another major hurdle as the U.S. Virgin Islands moves closer to launching its long-awaited regulated cannabis industry.
The approved testing standards establish requirements for contaminants, heavy metals, microbial controls and product-specific testing for inhalable cannabis products, edibles, tinctures and topicals. The Office of Cannabis Regulation’s Executive Director Joanne Moorehead said the standards were designed with the Virgin Islands’ humid tropical environment in mind.
“I do think that ours might be a little more stringent, but that is really because we’re looking at environmental factors that affect our plant product grown here versus in other parts of the country,” Moorehead said.
Board members raised concerns about possible contamination from heavy metals in soil and water, particularly on St. Croix due to the island’s industrial history. Board member Dr. Gary Jett questioned whether soil testing is routinely conducted in the territory.
Read more at The St. Thomas Source
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