News|Articles|December 31, 2024

Noid Factoid from Episode 24

Author(s)Erin McEvoy

Listen to a Noid Factoid from Yasha Kahn, co-founder of MCR Labs.

On this multi-part episode of our Noid Knowledge podcast, host Evan Friedmann is joined by guest Yasha Kahn, co-founder of MCR Labs. They discuss data transparency in the cannabis industry, Yasha's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) project, result manipulation, regulations, and more.

Catch up on all our Noid Knowledge podcast episodes!

Check out the video below for a quick Noid Factoid from Yasha!

Transcription:

Hi. I'm Yasha Khan, co-founder of MCR labs, and my Noid factoid is, when states mandate that labs are the ones that sample flower, the potency is higher on average in those states than in states where cultivators are the ones required to do the sampling.


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