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CRA Education Session: Reference Laboratories with the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency

2025-08-21T10:00:00 CRA Education Session: Reference Laboratories with the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency

As cannabis legalization expands, testing labs are vital for ensuring public health through accurate analysis of contaminants, potency, and consistency. However, the current system is fragmented, inconsistent, and influenced by profit and regulatory gaps. Join Claire Patterson, CRA reference laboratory division director, as she explores the ethical and structural shortcomings of cannabis testing, emphasizing the urgent need for independent, state-run regulatory reference laboratories. These labs would act as watchdogs and standardization centers, strengthening transparency, ethics, and oversight. Reforming the culture and infrastructure of cannabis science is key to building a trustworthy, stable, and publicly accepted industry.

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time 
Place: Zoom Webinar
Link:
 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84844765870?pwd=5ll2DelbbpVQXPa2psspME4rBI5ac6.1
Passcode: 913067
Telephone:
USA 215 446 3656 US Toll
USA 888 363 4734 US Toll-free
Conference code: 3392693

The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session, which will allow the attendees to ask questions that may be answered in real-time. 

Previous CRA Education Sessions are available on the CRA website; click here to be directed to the CRA video library.

If you or your company would like to participate in a future CRA Education Session, please email us at CRA-SocialEquity@Michigan.gov.

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As cannabis legalization expands, testing labs are vital for ensuring public health through accurate analysis of contaminants, potency, and consistency. However, the current system is fragmented, inconsistent, and influenced by profit and regulatory gaps. Join Claire Patterson, CRA reference laboratory division director, as she explores the ethical and structural shortcomings of cannabis testing, emphasizing the urgent need for independent, state-run regulatory reference laboratories. These labs would act as watchdogs and standardization centers, strengthening transparency, ethics, and oversight. Reforming the culture and infrastructure of cannabis science is key to building a trustworthy, stable, and publicly accepted industry.

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time 
Place: Zoom Webinar
Link:
 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84844765870?pwd=5ll2DelbbpVQXPa2psspME4rBI5ac6.1
Passcode: 913067
Telephone:
USA 215 446 3656 US Toll
USA 888 363 4734 US Toll-free
Conference code: 3392693

The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session, which will allow the attendees to ask questions that may be answered in real-time. 

Previous CRA Education Sessions are available on the CRA website; click here to be directed to the CRA video library.

If you or your company would like to participate in a future CRA Education Session, please email us at CRA-SocialEquity@Michigan.gov.