Stem or no stem. That is the question.
It’s come to our attention that some customers are under the impression that we leave stems in before homogenizing and testing flower product. We’re not sure where this misinformation, or...
Testing for Marijuana Contaminants is Critical. by Dr. Jason Iannuccilli, PureVita Labs Co-Founder.
The time is now to button up and enforce our medical marijuana testing requirements in Rhode Island. As a practicing physician I foresaw a need years ago for accredited analytical...
How PureVita Labs ensures the safety and accuracy of its Microbiology testing
Ensuring the accuracy of cannabis microbiology testing is critical for cultivators’ bottom line as well as consumer safety. Microbial contaminates are small, hard to track and easy to pick up...
When you fail Micros, what else should you know: The importance of Speciation.
When a Cannabis sample fails its microbial contamination testing, the first question one should ask is “What’s the bug?”. Knowing the specific microorganism that is causing contamination, infestation or infection...
The truth about quality cannabis and high potency THC
THC concentration has been the longstanding measuring stick for quality Cannabis. So much so that the price of Medical Cannabis is often tiered based on how high a THC concentration...
Why some Cannabis samples fail Microbiology tests, and others pass, from the same harvest?
Microbial contaminants are called “micros” for a reason – they’re small. Really small. And hence hard to detect. They also have certain behaviors and growth tendencies in plants and crops...