If you’ve ever purchased CBD online, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen a certificate of analysis before. Sometimes, those in the cannabis and hemp industry shorten the name to “COA.” No matter what you call them, COAs are technical documents that inform you about CBD product’s potency and purity.

In this post, we’ll explore what COAs are, what kinds of information they contain, and where to get one. Continue reading “What Is A Certificate Of Analysis?”

If you’ve ever purchased CBD, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen a certificate of analysis before. Sometimes called COAs, certificates of analysis are technical documents that inform you about a CBD product’s potency and safety.

We can agree that knowing about your product is important, but sometimes, these documents can be hard to read. Hopefully, by the end of this post, you’ll know:

  • What COAs are
  • The shorthand abbreviations
  • And how to read a certificate of analysis.

Note: For this post, we’ll examine parts of two older product COAs and an older Heavy Metal field test. You can find them in full in our Quality Test directory here.

Continue reading “How To Read A Certificate Of Analysis (COA)”

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