Green Standard Working Group Announces Formation of Industry Association to Standardize Cannabis Potency Testing Methodologies
Researchers, executives and business leaders collaborate to nominate and implement critical industry standard analytical testing methods.
BOULDER, Colo., March 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Standard Working Group (GSWG) (www.TheGSWG.org), announced the formation of a new trade association, created to advance the interests of the cannabis industry by establishing standardized analytical methods for potency testing.
The GSWG provides an open forum for industry leaders to work together with the intent of nominating and implementing these testing protocols . This will lead to better, more consistent test results - giving powerful and accurate information to everyone in the cannabis eco-sphere, including growers, MIP producers, dispensary operators, regulators, and consumers.
Working with the leading researchers, scientists and executives in the cannabis industry, the GSWG members will identify an optimal set of analytical methods so that a standard set of protocols can be established and published for reliance by the industry and its regulators. The mission is for the efficiency, consistency of results, and veracity of testing labs to be vastly improved - not only here in America, but all over the world.
"The goal is to bring together the 'best and the brightest' to work together, and not only provide our industry with needed guidelines, but to also demonstrate to policy makers and voters that the cannabis industry can operate in a responsible and accountable manner," said Matt Kaplan, Founding Member of GSWG.
The Green Standard Working Group will also serve as a voice for cannabis researchers and testing facilities to regulators and other entities with authority over the industry. The association helps assure that future developments, regulations and legalizations of marijuana will include input from the thought-leaders in this vital sector of the industry -- cannabis research and testing.
"Our industry will only continue to grow if we as industry leaders can demonstrate that we have built self-governing systems and standards that assure accountability and product consistency, while providing protection to consumers," Kaplan commented. "The Green Standard Working Group will serve as a beacon and an example of how members of the cannabis industry can work together for the common good."
For more information on The Green Standard Working Group, visit: www.TheGSWG.org, or call 720-282-4550.
SOURCE The Green Standard Working Group (GSWG)
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