Wiley Analytical Science Magazine highlights Viridis’ excellence in cannabis safety testing
LANSING and BAY CITY, Mich. – Viridis Laboratories, Michigan’s leading provider of cannabis safety testing, was featured in Wiley Analytical Science Magazine’s March edition focused on Cannabinoid Analytical Methods. The publication, which is the largest repository of professional and peer-reviewed articles and news for the scientific community, invited Dr. Michele Glinn, Viridis’s Chief Science Officer, to share her insights on “Safety Compliance Testing for the Regulated Cannabis Market in Michigan“.
“It was an honor for our expertise and leadership in cannabis testing to be recognized by Wiley, which is known worldwide as a premier resource for insightful and evidence-based information about our growing industry,” Dr. Glinn said. “Viridis continues to serve as a model for cannabis testing that helps ensure access to safe, quality product, and it was exciting discussing our approach with readers around the globe.”
In the article, Dr. Glinn discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with building a statewide regulatory framework for emerging industries such as cannabis. Testing almost 60% of the cannabis market in Michigan, Viridis is a leader in cannabis safety testing, helping ensure Michigan patients and adult-use consumers can be confident their cannabis products are safe and thoroughly tested through highly accredited methods using cutting-edge science.
“Dr. Glinn’s article speaks volumes about her expertise and it’s truly an honor to be featured in an esteemed publication like Wiley Analytical Science for the important scientific work we do at Viridis Laboratories,” said Viridis CEO Greg Michaud. “We’re dedicated to excellence in our methods, which are built on our scientific and forensic expertise to provide our customers with the highest quality and most accurate testing.”
Viridis is the world’s first cannabis testing laboratory system to earn approval for its potency testing method through the AOAC Research Institute Reviewed and Recognized (R2) program. The company’s state-of-the-art laboratories in Lansing and Bay City have also been named as AOAC Research Institute-approved independent testing laboratories. These AOAC-approved laboratories assist the AOAC in their method approval processes.
Viridis has the highest accreditation awarded to cannabis testing laboratories from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation as well as Patient Focused Certification through Americans for Safe Access.
Founded by retired Michigan State Police veterans with a combined 75 years of experience in forensic science and toxicology, Viridis is on track to conduct half a million analytical cannabis tests by the end of 2023.
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