Lab results
Tested, tracked, and happy to show you.
Everything on our shelves is tested by a state-licensed independent laboratory and registered with the Vermont Cannabis Control Board before it reaches the counter. Here's what that paperwork says, and where you can read it yourself.
First, the basics
A COA is a batch's report card.
Certificate of Analysis is the lab's write-up on one lot of cannabis: what's in it, how strong it is, and whether anything that shouldn't be there showed up. The Vermont Cannabis Control Board sets the testing program behind it and certifies the labs that run the tests, so a COA from a Vermont lot means the same thing no matter whose shelf it's sitting on.
What the state asks for
What every batch is checked for.
Vermont's quality control program spells out the parameters, and the Board publishes the limits labs test against. These are the checks behind the certificates in our folder.
Potency
THC, CBD and the other cannabinoids are measured so the number on the label is the number in the jar.
Pesticides
Flower is screened against the pesticide list the Board allows, cultivar by cultivar.
Heavy metals
Lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury are checked in the product, and growing soil is retested every three years.
Microbials
Batches are tested for harmful bacteria and molds — the ones that shouldn't be in anything you inhale or eat.
Residual solvents
Extracts and vape cartridges are measured for any solvent left behind by the extraction process.
Water activity
Flower is checked for moisture, which keeps it burning right and keeps mold from setting in.
Not every product type carries every test — the Board's product registration matrix sets which apply to flower, concentrates, vapes, edibles and topicals. Read the Board's testing guidance
How we keep it straight
Four things that have to be true before we sell it.
An outside lab does the testing
State rules say a cannabis business can't test its own product, so the samples go to a licensed independent laboratory.
Every harvest lot gets its own report
Flower is tested for potency, pathogens, pesticides and water activity. Extracts and edibles carry the extra tests their process calls for.
The certificate follows the product
The COA for the flower used to make a product travels with it through the supply chain, logged in the state's seed-to-sale tracking system.
The Board keeps watch
The Cannabis Control Board aims to inspect every licensed cannabis establishment in Vermont each year.
Read them yourself
Our COA folder is one click away.
We keep the certificates for the products we carry in one shared folder. Open it, find the batch you're curious about, and bring questions to the counter — that's the part we like.
Can't find one?
If a certificate isn't posted yet or a link ever gives you trouble, ask any of us at the counter. We'll pull the report for the exact product you're holding and walk you through it.
Questions people ask us.
What is a COA?
A Certificate of Analysis is a lab report on one specific batch of cannabis. It lists how much of each cannabinoid the batch contains and whether it passed the required tests for pesticides, heavy metals, microbes, residual solvents and moisture.
Who tests the cannabis you sell?
A testing laboratory licensed by the State of Vermont. Board rules require an establishment to use an independent lab rather than one it owns or controls, so the results aren't graded on the grower's own homework.
Can I see a lab result before I buy?
Yes. Our Certificates of Analysis are gathered in the folder linked on this page, and any of our budtenders can pull the report for a product you're holding. Ask at the counter and we'll walk you through it.
Do you test for pesticides and heavy metals?
Yes. Vermont's quality control program covers potency, pesticides, residual solvents, heavy metals, mycotoxins, and bacterial and fungal contaminants. The Board publishes the parameters and action limits labs test against.
Are you licensed in Vermont?
Ideal Cannabis is a licensed Vermont dispensary at 5772 Route 14 in Sharon, and every product we sell is registered with the Cannabis Control Board before it goes on the shelf.
Testing rules and action limits come from the Vermont Cannabis Control Board. See the Board's rules
Come ask us in person.
Stop by at 5772 Route 14 in Sharon and we'll pull the certificate for anything you're looking at.