Three former Michigan State Police cops who founded one of the most controversial marijuana testing labs in the state have been permanently banned from participating in the cannabis industry.

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) announced Wednesday that Viridis Laboratories and its sister facility, Viridis North, will shut down, ending years of legal battles and disciplinary actions over allegations that the company used unapproved methods, produced unreliable test results, inflated THC levels, and downplayed hazards in cannabis.

As part of the agreement, the lab’s majority owners — former state police forensic director Greg Michaud, forensic scientist Todd Welch, and former toxicologist Dr. Michele Glinn — are barred for life from holding any role in the state’s cannabis market. Viridis

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