A Hidden Laboratory Is On A Mission To Keep Medical Marijuana Users Safe.

[bobandtorey]

 A hidden laboratory is on a mission to keep medical marijuana users safe.

It's one of the fast growing industries in Michigan – weed, cannabis, marijuana now sold readily to anyone with a medical marijuana card.

"Medical cannabis is legal, however testing is not mandatory," says Robert Teitel. “It's unbelievable what we've seen."

Teitel is one of the founders of Iron Labs.

He says, "What's happened in the last 2 years in breathtaking, anyone can see how legalized medical and recreational marijuana is taking shape."

Teitel's lab is a hidden cannibusiness in the suburbs that tests pot quality for patients and dispensaries.

"Every house, every building where cannabis is grown has different conditions that can change the profile of the cannabis," he says. "There are hundreds of strains of cannabis, and not every strain is meant for every type of ailment."

Teitel continues, "We test for potency, molds, pesticides, infestation, and we do a full analysis to make sure patients get safe medication."

With so many pot shops opening their doors, their mission statewide is clear - giving people knowledge and peace of mind through science. Time is also of the essence.

"We have 10 employees and cover the whole state of Michigan," Teitel says. "Samples come in, they're analyzed and within 48 hours they are emailed with the results and a certification is sent out."

"We look at ourselves as the FDA of cannabis testing," Teitel says. “What we're doing here is a labor of love."

And they see more room for growth as more and more states consider legalizing cannabis for recreational use.

"Growing is a difficult thing to do, not all caregivers are created equal,” Teitel says. “Certainly there is going to be a role, for labs whether its legal or medical."

 

 

http://www.wxyz.com/news/hidden-laboratory-on-a-mission-to-keep-medical-marijuana-safe

Edited July 22, 2015 by bobandtorey

[trichcycler]

""We look at ourselves as the FDA of cannabis testing," Teitel says"

 

stay tuned for a list of employees. In the fine tradition of the FDA, we might expect some real surprises when we hear who sits on their board one day. We all know who sits on the FDA board right?

[Indigro]

I can tell you with absolute assurances that some of the most high profile testing companies (like one that had been mentioned on msnbc specials) had altered the results to favor their largest clients... Dispensaries.

 

It is actually pretty darn difficult for these places to get off the floor and keep solvent unless there is some degree of insistence for testing... Real market demand, or a law. You'd b surprised at how many arent covering op costs, or have sold out to actual dispensaries, or simply shut down. So, in order to survive, they do what they perceive they must... Or they under.

 

How many can afford to do what is right vs what they have to in order to survive?

[Indigro]

And really, how much of a bad thing is it to boost the dispensary samples by a percentage point or two, while docking independent caregivers a point or two??? Especially seeing that dispensaries submit 80%+ of the samples? They oay the bills after all.

 

(Just saying such a thought and subsequent behavior isnt that hard to imagine... Or to actually happen.)

[bobandtorey]

So selling cannabis to any one with a card is illegal ? Testing any card holders cannabis is legal ?

[suneday11]

"What we're doing here is a labor of love."

 

The biggest lie in cannabis so far is the efficacy of testing. Is it still over $500 for that pesticide test, iron labs?! Labor of love my arse!

[suneday11]

And out of all of the stuff that has been deemed not to be contemplated by the mmma, how in the hell do 10 cardless people in Oakland County illegally handle all of this cannabis? Sounds like dude has friends.

[bobandtorey]

They have always said it's who you know