Cannabis test lab moves to Hanover County to be centrally located
Photos courtesy of ECC Test Lab)
Eager to get closer to the action as marijuana legalization efforts progress in the General Assembly, a Blacksburg-based cannabis testing company has found a place to hang its lab coats in Hanover County.
ECC Test Lab, formerly known as East Coast Cannalytics, moved in January to 10329 Stony Run Lane, where it subleases 1,800 square feet from Analytics Corp., a chemical analysis lab.
ECC contracts with clients to test hemp, kratom and, more recently, medical marijuana for quality and safety.
As Virginia’s medical marijuana sector finds its footing, and with legalization of recreational-use marijuana seemingly not far behind, ECC CEO and founder Becky Hobden said it made sense to move to Central Virginia to better facilitate delivery of testing materials.
December 17, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:
Today, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), made up of independent scientific and public health experts from around the country, met to discuss a request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for COVID-19 prevention, submitted by ModernaTX, Inc. This meeting is an important step in the review process, providing an opportunity for outside experts to provide valuable advice and input for the agency to consider as part of its review. Importantly, the final decision about whether to authorize the vaccine for emergency use will be made by FDA’s career officials.