If you are offered with a bowl of strange smelling, purple substance and tells you to eat it because it is delicious, would you obey them immediately without knowing what it is? You certainly wouldn’t. Take the advice that I am about to give you with love, if your answer to the offer is a straight no. Even if you are hungry, do not put anything into your mouth if you do not know what it is. The use of cannabis has not yet been accepted in many states since this is just beginning to be introduced that is why you also have to be careful in the consumption of such product and consider its legalization first. This is the reason why it is very important to have cannabis testing, a scientific process that is able to gauge different levels of chemicals and compounds that are present in the product, may it be beneficial or not. Testing ensures the users that they are safe from any harmful substances as well as any unwanted effects.
What makes testing so important?
There is no exemption of growing the cannabis plant with pesticides, just like what other folks are doing in the agricultural industry. Killing living organisms that are found on the plant are done with pesticides-toxic chemicals like insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides, that is why even if they are handled properly, they still pose danger to our health as well as to the environment. There is a possibility that unsuspecting consumers may experience the risks that are brought about by lack of proper testing of the cannabis industry.
There is a lab considered to be a pioneer of the testing industry which tests the cannabis plant based on its residual solvents, potency, terpenes, pesticides, and microbial contamination by measuring the different levels of compounds that are present in the plant. Nonetheless, not all labs are able to do their testing in this way. There are labs that concentrate only on the testing with the use of pesticides. There are also some who only concentrate on molds. There are also some labs that are able to test many things only because they have the proper equipment and procedures. As a result, some consumers want to know who will be doing the testing and what kind of testing will they be doing, aside from the fact that demand for excellence in testing is required.
Is there a possibility for you to impart what will actually be tested?
There are components that are found in the cannabis plants that should be tested to be able to measure its levels, and these are:
Microbial contamination, pesticides, residual solvents, terpenes, and cannabinoids.
Remember, knowledge is power, that is why you have to be knowledgeable of what you are going to put in our mouth before making any decisions.
