Oregon marijuana accreditation program on 'verge of collapse'
As Oregon officials struggle to license all sectors of the recreational marijuana industry before the end of the year, a top official of the agency that accredits labs that test pot says it is overwhelmed — a situation that could derail the rollout.
Gary K. Ward, administrator of the Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, emailed dozens of labs awaiting licenses, saying his agency’s abilities to accredit them is “on the precipice of collapse … because of the lack of resources and the last minute rush of cannabis labs with applications.”
He said in his Aug. 26 email that he had asked for three full-time employees to handle cannabis testing lab accreditation, and received none.
Only three labs have been accredited to test cannabis by Ward’s agency, known as ORELAP.
If labs aren’t accredited, then marijuana growers and extractors won’t be able to have products tested to...
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