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Forensic commission adopts guidance on THC/THCA reporting, refers related cases for review
Summary
The Texas Forensic Science Commission approved staff92s draft guidance recommending clearer lab reporting language for non-plant THC testing and voted to refer related compliance cases to a post-investigation review under cited statutes.
The Texas Forensic Science Commission on April 10 approved staff92s draft report directing crime labs to change how they report results when testing non-plant products that contain THC and THCA, and the panel voted to refer related compliance cases for further review under state law.
Commission staff told members that the central problem is testing methods that convert THCA (the non-psychoactive acid form) to neutral THC during instrument analysis, producing results that cannot distinguish whether the sample contained THCA, THC, or both. The staff recommendation directs labs that use methods unable to separate THCA from THC to report results using clearer language (for example: "contains THC and/or THCA") and to note method limitations.
Staff emphasized…
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