Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NEW CannMed Coffee Talk, we discuss The Science of Cannabis Safety Testing! #shorts #cannabiseducation #cannabistesting

Morgan Keefer is the Senior Accreditation Officer at A2LA where she works with and assesses cannabis testing laboratories across the United States.
 
Since joining A2LA, Morgan has presented about Laboratory Shopping, Proficiency Testing, and Microbial Testing in the cannabis industry at Cannabis Science Conference, A2LA’s Annual Conference and PITTCON. At CannMed 25 she will present “Accredited Methods in Cannabis Testing” which will explore many of the challenges facing cannabis testing labs.

Watch Now: youtu.be/NDylCfqEYCU

During the conversation, we discussed:
⦿ The variation of cannabis testing regulations across the U.S., and how that creates challenges for multi-state labs and manufacturers
⦿ The lack of established testing standards, which leads to inconsistent results across the industry
⦿ The role organizations like AOAC and USP play in creating standard methods
⦿ How inconsistent testing results affect consumer safety
⦿ The lack of testing requirements for consumable hemp products
⦿ And More!

Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: McKinney RSA