A Straightforward LIMS for Cannabis QC Labs
The cannabis and hemp industries are rapidly evolving, with stricter regulations and increased pressure to ensure product safety and consistency. LabHQ offers a smarter approach to sample management and testing, helping labs meet compliance requirements while improving accuracy and output. From cultivation and extraction to finished products, LabHQ helps eliminate the inefficiencies of paper-based processes and spreadsheets, helping licensed cannabis and hemp labs deliver consistent, reliable results.
Addressing Key Challenges in Cannabis Testing Labs
Cannabis testing labs must meet strict ISO 17025, GMP, and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations while managing high sample volumes, and rapid turnaround times. Yet, many labs rely on manual data entry and disconnected systems, leading to compliance risks, data integrity issues, and operational delays.
A modern LIMS ensures regulatory compliance, accurate potency testing, and seamless traceability, helping labs improve efficiency, reduce errors, and maintain accreditation.
Optimizing Cannabis Testing Across the Supply Chain
LabHQ helps licensed cannabis labs level up by streamlining sample management and testing workflows, supporting compliance, and improving data integrity and efficiency at every stage, from cultivation to final product testing. By streamlining data capture, automatically comparing results against pre-defined specification limits, and providing in-app trending, LabHQ helps labs ensure testing processes meet regulatory standards and quality control benchmarks.
Cultivation and Raw Material Quality Control: Supporting Compliance and Quality from the Start
Harvest and Pre-Processing Quality Control: Ensuring Consistency Before Processing
Manufacturing and Product Safety Testing: Streamlining Data Capture and Supporting Product Safety
Final Product Compliance and Consumer Safety: Achieving Compliance and Accurate Labeling
Cultivation and Raw Material Quality Control: Supporting Compliance and Quality from the Start
At the beginning of the cannabis supply chain, it’s essential to ensure that cultivation inputs meet stringent regulatory standards. LabHQ empowers post-cultivation cannabis labs with efficient, accurate testing workflows and streamlined data capture, validation, and traceability. By optimizing quality control from the start, LabHQ helps labs maintain compliance, reduce risk and uphold product integrity.
Fertilizer Composition Tracking
LabHQ helps labs manage and organize data from tests measuring nutrient concentrations and contaminants in fertilizers, supporting verification that growth media promote healthy cannabis development without introducing harmful residues.
Water Quality Analysis
With streamlined data capture, LabHQ enables labs to log and trace test results for pH levels, heavy metals, and microbial content in irrigation sources—essential for safeguarding plant health and avoiding contamination early in the process.
Pesticide and Fungicide Residue Testing
LabHQ standardizes how labs handle and review data from pesticide and fungicide screening, ensuring alignment with regulatory thresholds and reducing the risk of downstream exposure.
Microbial Contamination Testing
LabHQ supports microbial data tracking and management, helping labs maintain consistent screening protocols to prevent product spoilage and uphold consumer safety.
Harvest and Pre-Processing Quality Control: Ensuring Consistency Before Processing
Before extraction and processing, regulated cannabis testing labs must ensure that harvested materials are clean, potent, and compliant with quality standards. LabHQ simplifies this by centralizing data management, automating essential reports like Certificates of Analysis (CoAs), and maintaining full audit trails. With efficient, standardized workflows across multiple sites, LabHQ helps lab professionals maintain consistency and quality from harvest through to processing—reducing errors and saving time.
Pre-extraction Potency Testing
LabHQ can help labs organize, track, and manage potency testing data, assisting with cannabinoid content documentation before extraction.
Foreign Material Screening
LabHQ enables labs to log and review results from foreign material screening tests, supporting cleaner inputs for downstream processes.
Terpene Profile Management
LabHQ assists labs in capturing and structuring terpene profile data, helping maintain batch-to-batch consistency.
Water Activity Testing
LabHQ helps document and organize data related to water activity, aiding labs in microbial stability assessments before storage or processing.
Manufacturing and Product Safety Testing: Streamlining Data Capture and Supporting Product Safety
During manufacturing, licensed cannabis testing labs must evaluate product quality and safety across a wide range of infused products. LabHQ simplifies this process by centralizing data management, automating documentation, and maintaining traceability, helping labs meet regulatory requirements efficiently and consistently.By optimizing data capture and supporting compliance, LabHQ ensures that labs can focus on maintaining product safety without the burden of manual record-keeping.
Extract Purity Testing
LabHQ helps labs track and organize data from extract purity testing, supporting documentation of refinement and consistency.
Homogeneity Testing
LabHQ supports lab teams by managing data from homogeneity assessments, helping evaluate ingredient distribution in edibles, tinctures, and similar formats.
Stability and Shelf-Life Testing
LabHQ enables labs to store and retrieve long-term data related to stability testing, aiding in the documentation of shelf life.
Potency Verification
LabHQ assists labs in managing potency data, supporting the verification steps required before final product release.
Final Product Compliance and Consumer Safety: Achieving Compliance and Accurate Labeling
As cannabis products approach the point of sale, regulated labs must complete compliance documentation and verify label accuracy. LabHQ supports lab professionals by securely managing test result data, automating report generation, and maintaining traceability, helping to streamline the final release process while suporting accurate and compliant labeling.
Comprehensive Potency Analysis
LabHQ enables labs to manage potency data efficiently, helping ensure labeling accuracy and regulatory alignment.
Heavy Metal Screening
LabHQ supports tracking and review of heavy metal screening data, helping demonstrate product safety before release.
Pesticide Screening
LabHQ helps labs capture and trace pesticide testing data, providing clear documentation for regulatory compliance.
Residual Solvent Analysis
LabHQ assists in organizing residual solvent test data, supporting labs in meeting safety thresholds for final products.
We are often inspected by FDA and MHRA to GMP regulations and by UKAS to maintain and continuously develop our schedule of accreditation. LabHQ facilitates our adherence to data integrity regulatory standards such as FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and ISO 17025
Why Cannabis Labs Choose LabHQ
LabHQ provides purpose-built solutions that simplify quality control, automate reporting, and streamline workflows, helping cannabis labs maintain compliance and efficiency at every stage.
Standardized Testing
Consistent protocols for accurate results and streamlined compliance.
Faster Time-to-Market
Streamlines processes to reduce time for new product releases.
Consumer Trust
Enhances transparency and quality assurance, boosting consumer confidence.
Quality Control
Achieve consistent product quality with streamlined batch testing and real-time monitoring.
Batch Release Testing
Enhance efficiency with automated batch release processes, reducing delays and improving product turnaround times.
Stability and Shelf-Life Data Management
Easily manage and document stability and shelf-life data to boost efficiency and product quality.
Security and compliance is in our DNA
Built for quality, compliance, and peace of mind by a team with decades of quality control (QC) and good practice guidelines (GxP) experience in highly regulated industries.
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
Stay compliant with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 by maintaining secure, trackable electronic records and signatures.
GMP & GLP
Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) to ensure safe products through strong quality control (QC), clear documentation, and consistent, reliable non-clinical lab data.
MHRA
Meet MHRA guidelines and protect patient data with HIPAA compliance for data safety.
HPRA
Stick to Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) standards for quality and safety in lab testing.
ISO 17025
Support ISO 17025 certified with validated testing methods and accurate, traceable lab results.
ISO 9001
Think of it as the blueprint for quality management. ISO 9001 ensures consistent, high-quality outputs and helps maintain trust with customers and stakeholders.
FAQs
What is a Cannabis LIMS?
A Cannabis LIMS manages sample tracking, testing workflows, data integrity, and compliance, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and traceability in regulated cannabis markets.
What are the benefits of using a Cannabis LIMS?
A Cannabis LIMS enhances quality control (QC) by standardizing testing, streamlining data capture, reducing errors, accelerating turnaround times, and ensuring compliance with evolving regulations while maintaining audit-ready records.
How does LabHQ support the cannabis industry’s value chain?
LabHQ streamlines testing, compliance, and labeling from soil analysis to final product verification, ensuring quality, efficiency, and regulatory adherence across the cannabis supply chain.
How does LabHQ ensure data security and regulatory compliance?
LabHQ uses role-based access, encrypted storage, audit trails, and secure cloud hosting to protect sensitive lab data against unauthorized access and maintain regulatory compliance. For more details on our security features, visit our LIMS for Data, Access & Security page.
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