Medical Marijuana Testing: Mississippi Revokes License Of Lab That Covered 70% Of State’s Supply, Raising Patient Access Concerns
Mississippi’s Department of Health (MSDH) revoked the license of Rapid Analytics, a medical cannabis testing lab, citing “significant deviations from regulations” following a two-month investigation.
The closure, which has rocked the state’s medical marijuana industry, comes after a December incident where another lab detected toxins in samples that Rapid Analytics had cleared, prompting a hold on all products tested by the lab. Rapid Analytics had been testing fully 70% of Mississippi’s medical marijuana products.
There are over 32,000 patients and 190 caregivers in Mississippi, where medical marijuana sales launched in January 2023 and have since brought in over $37 million for the state. The loss of Rapid Analytics now leaves only two operational labs: Steep Hill Mississippi and the recently opened Alchemy …