GLENWOOD SPRINGS — When Carbondale’s GreenHill Laboratories opened this week, it became the only facility on the Western Slope offering microbial testing on cannabis.
The lab is one of just three certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for potentially dangerous mold — such as Aspergillus and bacteria including E. coli and Salmonella — which are commonly regulated in commercial consumables.
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After a year of build-out, documentation and review, GreenHill received its certification on March 24 and had its first customer Tuesday. Validation for potency and homogeneity testing is pending.