Jonathan Ambarian

HELENA (KPAX) — Business owners in Montana’s legal marijuana industry say they’re facing challenges – as there’s currently only one lab in the state performing the tests they need before selling their products.

“The fear is what happens if the one lab that is up and going gets shut down for some reason,” said Wes Stucki, CEO of Top Shelf Botanicals.

Before any marijuana product ends up on the shelf in Montana, state law requires that it be tested for potency and for possible contaminants, including pesticides. There are two labs in the state licensed to do that work – but right now, one of them isn’t conducting pesticide tests.

According to leaders with the Montana Department of Revenue’s Cannabis Control Division, they’re currently in a settlement agreement with Nord

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