Minnesota Lab Closes Cannabis Testing Program Following License Suspension

Minnesota testing lab Legend Technical Services announced last week that it is closing down its cannabis testing program after state cannabis regulators froze its license last month, MPR News reports.

Legend was first licensed to test medical cannabis products in 2014, but in 2025, the state temporarily approved the lab to also test adult-use products to bolster the new market. Officials notified the lab in May that the grace period for its testing methodologies and security practices had expired.

“We no longer see the Minnesota Cannabis Program fitting with our long-term corporate plans for the laboratory and consulting services at LEGEND. Under the current regulatory framework, we do not see foresee an ability to continue to meet our client expectations in an economically viable manner.” — Written statement from the company, via MPR News

Legend’s cannabis and hemp program manager, Taylor Schertler, said in the report that the company’s decision to close the program was a surprise, and that he was one of three employees laid off in the process.

Josh Collins, communications director for the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), said the agency was “disappointed” to hear the lab was closing its longstanding cannabis department, but said it was important for “all testing facility license holders [to be] held to the same standards.”

Legend Technical Services also conducts testing for environmental and medical device purposes.