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- 🔬 NY testing lab vanishes after recall scandal + Senate advances Trump's DEA pick
🔬 NY testing lab vanishes after recall scandal + Senate advances Trump's DEA pick
Cannabis testing fraud spreads as labs game the system while Trump's DEA pick heads to confirmation vote + Hemp retail hits the brakes in Rhode Island
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New York's cannabis testing crisis deepened this week as Lexachrom Analytical Laboratory quietly lost its license after allowing pesticide-contaminated products into the legal market, exposing systematic fraud plaguing state-regulated programs nationwide. Meanwhile, the Senate advanced Terry Cole's nomination for DEA Administrator in a razor-thin 44-43 vote, positioning him to determine whether stalled marijuana rescheduling moves forward or dies under Trump's watch. The convergence of testing integrity failures and federal enforcement uncertainty signals an industry moving toward regulatory maturity, where compliance becomes competitive advantage and accountability separates survivors from casualties.
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