We’re feeling rather spiffy here at Confidence right now – our shiny new website is up and running! We’ve revamped to focus on the 3 things people look for most when they come to our site: pricing, FAQs, and blog posts.
What’s The Difference Between 24 and 24.0?
Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? Clearly both have the same value, but 24 is different from 24.0 – in terms of implied precision, or certainty of the last digit.
On the Recent Rule Changes
Recently, we’ve taken calls from a few customers about the most recent LCB rule changes. There are a few concerns, and these rules are not exactly the easiest things to figure out. Let’s catch you up as we know it. Good or Bad? And for Whom? First, let us say right away that we feel good about these changes, and … Read More
Keeping Your Testing Costs Down
New cannabis QA testing requirements are on the horizon here in Washington state, taking effect on August 31, 2017. These rule changes mean adding new test requirements for some product types. Additional test requirements are going to mean increased testing costs for producers and processors. You can learn more about the new requirements on our New Rules FAQ page. We … Read More
Testing for Nitrates in Flower Samples
Have you ever loaded a bowl of beautiful, sparkling flower, put the flame to the green, inhaled, and coughed out a cloud of metallic, fertilizer-flavored smoke? An incomplete flush is an unfortunate waste of flower. There are many different techniques to ensure a good flush, but wouldn’t it be nice to know if your flush is finished before finding out … Read More
QUIZ: So you think you know your cannabis?
For those that work with the same product every day, it can come as a surprise when others don’t recognize something so familiar. As a result, people don’t always label their products correctly. We receive samples here at the lab on a regular basis that are not fully labeled, so we’ve become quite good at identifying the different product types – and … Read More