HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Sen. William Parkinson has introduced legislation intended to exempt cannabis-related businesses from some testing requirements while there is no cannabis testing facility on Guam.
A testing laboratory is integral to developing a commercial cannabis industry on Guam, as under current regulations, no cannabis or cannabis products can be sold without being tested for potency and safety.
Bill 260-37, from Parkinson, states that while the requirements for a cannabis testing facility as defined in the Guam Cannabis Industry Act are laudable, they “could stop Guam’s cannabis industry before it starts.”
“I Liheslatura further finds that currently there are no cannabis testing facility companies on island that can or will meet the requirement that it is ISO 17025 accredited or certified by the Americans for Safe Access Patient Focused Certification Program, but there are several companies attempting to establish a cannabis business,” the bill’s findings and intent portion stated.
“I Liheslatura further finds that some testing is not only beneficial but needed,” the bill added.
Bill 260 will make delivering, distributing or selling cannabis to consumers or other cannabis businesses a part of the law outlining the lawful operation of cannabis-related facilities if there is no testing facility on Guam that is ISO 17025 accredited or certified by the Americans for Safe Access Patient Focused Certification Program, provided that the cannabis, to mean the flower only, is marked with a label indicating its potency.
That label should include the total amount of cannabinoid content, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other phytocannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG) and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV).
Once a cannabis testing facility is licensed by the Cannabis Control Board, all cannabis must be tested as required by applicable rules and regulations, according to Bill 260.
There is one business attempting to set up a cannabis testing lab on Guam, Blue Wave Inc. doing business as Pacific Analytical Services, but The Guam Daily Post files indicate it is still in the process of obtaining a cannabis business license.
Cannabis plants being cultivated locally are seen in September 2022.
