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Legislature extends temporary lab‑testing exemption to keep cannabis industry moving
Summary
Bill 245-38 extends the temporary exemption from cannabis laboratory testing requirements from two to five years, a move supporters say avoids stalling cultivators while certified testing capacity develops; the measure was placed on third reading without objection.
Lawmakers voted to place Bill 245‑38 on the third reading file after the sponsor described the bill as a practical measure to extend the temporary exemption from cannabis laboratory testing requirements from two to five years, giving the emerging industry time to attract certified testing laboratories.
The sponsor said public law 37‑116 created a narrow, temporary exemption because Guam did not yet have a licensed cannabis testing laboratory; processed products that require potency and contaminant screening still require testing when a lab is available. The sponsor told colleagues that while two cultivation facilities have since been approved, Guam still lacks a certified testing laboratory and that extending the exemption reduces the risk of stalling cultivators and provides regulatory stability.
Supporters characterized the bill as a technical, time‑limited fix while interagency coordination and laboratory licensing proceed. The sponsor moved the bill to the third reading voting file; there were no objections recorded on the floor.
