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We are looking back on the Summer of 2019. One of Kirk and Trevor's highlites was going to HempFest in Saskatoon. We talked to Jodi McDonald of Keystone Labs. Jodi's company will sell you a "Key Box" to allow you to get lab quality analysis of your home grown cannabis. And Jodi is infectiously animated when she explain HPLC and mass spec. Robert Belanger is a potter whose ceramic pipes are stronger than glass. Robert gets the unusual complaint that his smoking accessories are too beautiful to use. Lane Britnell goes deep on growing media. Lane explains why "Dirt is dead. Soil is alive." Music by: Wreckin' So https://www.wreckinso.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wreckinsoofficial/ (Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like) Additional Music: Desiree Dorion www.desireedorion.com/ Marc Clement http://marcclementmusic.com/ Links: Keystone Labs - https://keystonelabs.ca/ Robert Belanger - passthepipe420 on Instagram - https://instagram.com/passthepipe420?igshid=1vllryt2l5pwi Fextern - https://www.fexterncannabis.com/
In today's episode, we are interviewing Keystone Labs' own Jody McDonald and Ron Circa and we are discussing their role in the cannabis industry.
Jodi Mcdonald, President of Keystone Labs joins me to talk about cannabis testing & analytics. Because Keystone Labs works with small/recreational growers & large licensed producers, Jodi's able to address the things that they're most interested in & why. We don't cover any COVID-19 topics in this chat & hope that you'll find this refreshing! More interviews will be published this week.. Stay safe.
Keystone Labs, located in Edmonton, Alberta, is a privately held, independent contract-testing laboratory specializing in quality testing for regulated industries. In 2005, Jodi McDonald, our company's president, founded Keystone Labs to provide accurate analytical and biological testing and personalized customer service.
Episode Description We are looking back on the Summer of 2019. One of Kirk and Trevor's highlites was going to HempFest in Saskatoon. We talked to Jodi McDonald of Keystone Labs. Jodi's company will sell you a "Key Box" to allow you to get lab quality analysis of your home grown cannabis. And Jodi is infectiously animated when she explain HPLC and mass spec. Robert Belanger is a potter whose ceramic pipes are stronger than glass. Robert gets the unusual complaint that his smoking accessories are too beautiful to use. Lane Britnell goes deep on growing media. Lane explains why "Dirt is dead. Soil is alive." Music by: Wreckin' So https://www.wreckinso.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wreckinsoofficial/ (Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like) Additional Music: Desiree Dorion www.desireedorion.com/ Marc Clement http://marcclementmusic.com/ Links: Keystone Labs - https://keystonelabs.ca/ Robert Belanger - passthepipe420 on Instagram - https://instagram.com/passthepipe420?igshid=1vllryt2l5pwi Fextern - https://www.fexterncannabis.com/
Episode Description We are looking back on the Summer of 2019. One of Kirk and Trevor's highlites was going to HempFest in Saskatoon. We talked to Jodi McDonald of Keystone Labs. Jodi's company will sell you a "Key Box" to allow you to get lab quality analysis of your home grown cannabis. And Jodi is infectiously animated when she explain HPLC and mass spec. Robert Belanger is a potter whose ceramic pipes are stronger than glass. Robert gets the unusual complaint that his smoking accessories are too beautiful to use. Lane Britnell goes deep on growing media. Lane explains why "Dirt is dead. Soil is alive." Music by: Wreckin' So https://www.wreckinso.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wreckinsoofficial/ (Yes we got a SOCAN membership to use this song all legal and proper like) Additional Music: Desiree Dorion www.desireedorion.com/ Marc Clement http://marcclementmusic.com/ Links: Keystone Labs - https://keystonelabs.ca/ Robert Belanger - passthepipe420 on Instagram - https://instagram.com/passthepipe420?igshid=1vllryt2l5pwi Fextern - https://www.fexterncannabis.com/
The always elegant Jamie Shaw of Groundwork Consulting and an ebullient Steph Ostrander from Keystone Labs chat with Molly and Dr. Jenna Valleriani at the Podcast Mashup at LiftExpo.
What do labs test for in cannabis samples? And what must licensed producers do if data show fungus, pesticides or metals in their flower? Featured guests from Keystone Labs: Jodi McDonald – President & Founder and Rod Szarka – VP, Marketing & Business Development With coast-to-coast legalization of cannabis, Canada is a becoming a world leader in cannabis testing and research. Keystone Labs is a Health Canada-accredited testing facility, which offers analytical and microbiologic testing services for licensed producers and others in the green space. Cannabis is a growing portion of Keystone Labs’s business. So much so, they’ve recently partnered with EVIO Labs in the U.S. How Keystone Labs entered the cannabis industry (2:00) How does “Keybox,” the personal cannabis test kit work? Is it like a cannabis DNA kit? (3:12) Is testing cannabis only for safety purposes? (4:15) Buying shares of Keystone Labs after it partnered with EVIO Labs ($EVIO) (6:21) Is there much competition in Canadian cannabis testing labs and how is it evolving? (9:24) Why an Ohio police department needed an MJ test (10:10) Who reaches out to Keystone Labs most often with questions about the safety of cannabis (14:30) Why a rising tide lifts all ships in the cannabis space (18:50) What’s next now that cannabis is legal in Canada? Under-the-radar growers? New strains with new terpene profiles? Growers following craft been market trend? (21:00) What’s it like working in the cannabis space as a non-cannabis consumer? (23:16) Why Canadian universities are adding cannabis programs to their fields of study (24:50) BOVEDA: Subscribe for more Boveda Content: http://bit.ly/2hjiE8P Follow Boveda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BovedaCannabis Follow Boveda on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BovedaCanna/ Follow Boveda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bovedacanna... Check out our Cigar Channel! ► http://bit.ly/2ybIKh3 Buy Boveda: https://bovedainc.com/store Watch testing at Keystone Labs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQCFsJAHTSo Learn more about Keystone Labs: https://keystonelabs.ca Who are the scientists at EVIO Labs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K5cFyy5PMM Learn more about EVIO Labs: http://eviolabs.com
Jodi McDonald is an amazing person, period. A "science geek" who has taken her passion and made it her life. President of Keystone Labs, a facility that tests not just cannabis but also pharmaceutical products, Jodi leads a team of dedicated professionals that safeguards products for Canadians. I'm pretty sure that I only scratched the surface with this interview, hoping for another soon! Enjoy.
In this episode of Profiles by Cannabiz Social we welcome Jodi McDonald, President of Keystone labs a company she founded in 2005. Keystone Labs is a GMP pharmaceutical lab in Edmonton. As she eloquently describes in the podcast, Jodi has built a team of technical excellence and insatiable curiosity towards science that deliver consistent, high-quality testing results for her clients. Keystone is a Health Canada registered medical cannabis testing lab and is continuously expanding its services to meet the high stakes demands of the fast-paced marijuana industry. Their 3,000 ft lab expansion will have four new pieces of state of the art testing equipment that will position them at the forefront of required regulatory cannabis testing and product development.
In this episode of Profiles by Cannabiz Social we welcome Jodi McDonald, President of Keystone labs a company she founded in 2005. Keystone Labs is a GMP pharmaceutical lab in Edmonton. As she eloquently describes in the podcast, Jodi has built a team of technical excellence and insatiable curiosity towards science that deliver consistent, high-quality testing results for her clients. Keystone is a Health Canada registered medical cannabis testing lab and is continuously expanding its services to meet the high stakes demands of the fast-paced marijuana industry. Their 3,000 ft lab expansion will have four new pieces of state of the art testing equipment that will position them at the forefront of required regulatory cannabis testing and product development.