Massachusetts cannabis lab sues to recover suspended license

A Massachusetts cannabis testing laboratory that lost its license after allegedly failing to report contaminated product is going to the courts to recover its permit, according to records obtained by MJBizDaily.Assured Testing Laboratory, based in Tyngsboro, is claiming Massachusetts’ Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) violated “its basic rights of due process” when it suspended the lab’s license, effective July 4, according to a complaint the lab is filing in Suffolk County Superior Court.

ADVERTISEMENT In a June 30 order, the CCC alleged that the laboratory had an abnormally low fail rate for contaminants such as yeast and mold.The order – the first instance of Massachusetts regulators cracking down on an allegedly lax testing laboratory – gave Assured Testing 21 days to request a hearing.

According to Assured Testing’s claim, the CCC’s action “is unlawful” and will force the lab “out of business … all over what is essentially a data-reporting disagreement.” Cannabis testing regulations ‘unclear,’ lab owner says Dimitrios Pelekoudas, the lab’s CEO, told the Boston Herald that “the CCC’s regulations were so unclear on this specific testing issue, that it reissued regulations that became effective as of April 1 of this year.“At all times Assured Testing Laboratory complied with all active regulations and orders.” He also claimed the lab, which tested 25% of the cannabis in the state between April 2024 and April 2025, “did nothing wrong here, posed no threat to the public, and ensured that no contaminated products reached the market.” ADVERTISEMENT In more than 17,000 tests reported to the state, Assured Testing reported only 10 fails for yeast and mold for a 0.05% fail rate, or 90 times below the state average of 4.5%, according to the CCC.

A later state investigation found that Assured Testing had actually recorded 544 tes...