I only reached out to one lab so far in NY but fuck man $600? absurd?
Protocols for your use would fall under R&D (For your Information purposes only) which would allow you the freedom to drop the samples at the lab if you wish (AU retail products are required to be sampled and picked up by our 3rd party transportation company).
Here is a request for analysis form, please let us the name of your batches you would like tested, the type of product and the tests you would like performed. A full-panel of all tests (Chemistry and Microbiology) and 2-3 week turnaround is $600 per batch/lot.
Compliance testing about 200 bucks for cannabanoids, few more bucks for terps.
For homegrown testing, about 60 bucks for cannabanoids and terps, using the cheaper test.
The MA branch allows drop off, pseudo anonymity, and cash. ‘Research’ is the proxy. For flower, a full panel comes to $535. For only cannabinoids and terpenes, $75.
When we test, we’re doing cannibinoids and terpenes mostly for our own information. We’re not selling anything, cull anything questionable, and maintain our own growing media … so we are not overly concerned with metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, etc as we have a good handle on what is going on in our grows and how it will be utilized.
If it’s commercial and regulated, then yeah, cost of doing business. Hopefully revenue is many multiples of the cost.
Have you had any luck? I’ve been trying to find a lab in NY for THC testing, but the stupid law in NY seems to not allow labs to test for consumers/end-users.
I have used MCR labs numerous times in the past. I believe there’s a newer place in the Holyoke/ west Springfield MA area which is substantially closer to NY state line…
I think I’m going to get the Alpha-Cat test kit. It will pay for itself after ten tests and I don’t need super accuracy. I’ll wait and see if there are any good 420 discounts.
