I’m looking around the Connecticut cannabis scene, and it’s like walking into a crime novel where the bad guys aren’t even trying to hide. The air smells like skunky deception, and the lab coats aren’t so much scientists as they are wizards, waving their wands to make weak weed look like a powerhouse. Welcome to the great THC inflation scandal, where numbers are just suggestions, and mold? What mold?
At the heart of this mess is Analytics Labs, one of only two testing facilities in the state, now caught red-handed allegedly (wink wink) juicing THC numbers and looking the other way on contaminants. Turns out, if your cannabis doesn’t test high enough, you can just take your business elsewhere—“lab shopping” is the hottest trend in Connecticut weed. You want 30% THC on that mid-grade bud? No problem. A little mold? Eh, what’s a little fungus among friends?
The whole scheme got blown open when MCR Labs (a competitor from Massachusetts) decided they weren’t gonna play along and hit Analytics Labs—and seven other defendants—with a lawsuit. Their claim? This whole industry is one big fraudulent science fair project. The lawsuit lays out how Analytics Labs allegedly inflated THC levels to keep clients happy while downplaying mold and other nasties that might, oh I don’t know, make people sick?
Meanwhile, Connecticut keeps its cannabis testing data under lock and key, while other states (ones that actually care about transparency) let consumers see what’s in their weed. Why share the truth when you can sell the illusion?
The end result? We’re paying top dollar for mystery weed. Some of it might be strong, some of it might be weak, and some of it might come with an exciting bonus round of lung infections. But don’t worry—we’re totally in good hands, right?
At what point does this all become a public health disaster? Do we have to start hallucinating from mold spores before someone steps in? Or will the state just keep pretending everything is fine while we light up another lab-approved lie?
Keep it weird,
References:
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com
(Cannabis mold and fungus test results in CT are not public. Some states show up to 15% failure rate)
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com
(Connecticut cannabis lab sued, lawsuit claims ‘inflated’ THC levels)
