FAQ

Yes! Brightside Scientific has an online reporting portal, please submit a ticket by emailing support@brightsidesci.com. Please include: Name, Email Address, and the organization (if any) of affiliation. We will send you an invite link where you can setup your account. This will allow online viewing of all requested test panels in a final report in the form of a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for samples submitted.

 

Courier and pick-up services. Our laboratory will require specimen collection services by a trained technician to obtain samples for batch testing for grow sites. Packaging recommendations (Sample Labeled per Guidelines of California Code of Regulations) for flower (static bag), concentrates (snap cap or screw-top test tube/vial), edibles (retail package, bag, vial, or other securely sealed container). For more information, please contact the lab for sample submission instructions.

Yes. Additional costs may apply to expedite orders placed for efficient turnaround time requests for clients/customers with special requirements

Sample Requirements for Comprehensive Panel:

Cannabinoid Potency Testing, Pesticides Screening, Residual Solvents Testing, Heavy Metal Testing, Mycotoxin Testing, Microbiological Contaminants/Foreign Materials Testing, Moisture Content/Water Activity Testing, Homogeneity Testing, and Terpene Profiling.

Units: g=gram, mL=milliliters, 1-Full Serving Size (e.g. 1 Gummy Bear)

We prefer samples are measured before submission and any excess samples submitted will be incinerated/destroyed.

FLOWER/LEAF: 12g

CONCENTRATE INFUSED PRODUCTS: 12g

SOLID (WAX/SHATTER): 12g

LIQUID: 12mL

TOPICAL: 12mL

EDIBLE INFUSED PRODUCTS: 9-Full-Servings

Note: For custom panels and studies we may require more samples be submitted to perform the additional tests requested.

Payment is due when samples are submitted. We accept cash, checks, all major credit cards and offer Package Discounts for Bulk Testing and Seasonal Discounts.

Edibles may require additional charge depending on the time required for processing the sample given the complexity of the matrix.

Excluding holidays and weekends, we guarantee results of cannabinoid profiling, homogeneity testing, and moisture content/water activity within 24 hours from when samples arrive in the lab. For High complex tests like microbiological tests, residual solvent tests, pesticides screening, mycotoxin testing, terpene profiling, and heavy metals will take 48-96 hours before completion and accessible in our portal system for clients/customers. These are considered "speciality tests."

Anyone in possession of a Proposition 215 Recommendation is allowed to submit a sample for analytical testing. This includes growers, processors, dispensary representatives, physicians, independent patients, distributors, producers, and every other person who must meet SB-94 Code of Regulations for Compliance Testing for State of California and Bureau of Cannabis Control for his or her cannabis effective January 1, 2018.

At Brightside Scientific, we analyze instilled products such as tinctures, waxes, shatter, edibles, raw cannabis flowers/buds/stems/leaves, capsules, oils, concentrates, patches, lotions/creams, drinks, e-cigarettes, vape products, and every other product that has active ingredients of cannabis such as cannabinoids and terpenoids.

At Brightside Scientific, we offer the following tests: Pesticides Screening, Mycotoxin Testing, Cannabinoid Profiling, Heavy Metal Testing, Microbiological and Foreign Material Testing, Residual Solvent Testing, Moisture Content/Water Activity Testing, Homogeneity Testing, Soil Testing, Cannabis Infused Wine Testing, Stability Testing, and Other Customized Tests. We offer over 150 analytes in our full panel to meet ISO/IEC 17025 and California’s Code of Regulations requirements for Cannabis testing.

Brightside Scientific is a Cannabis laboratory for analytical testing of products containing cannabis. We do not grow or sell products made from cannabis to anyone.

Brightside Scientific Inc is located in Long Beach, CA

Address: 3027 South Street Suite A, Long Beach, CA 90805

LICENSE NO: C8-18-0000028-TEMP (BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL)

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 LICENSE NO: 97326

Excluding holidays and weekends, we guarantee results of cannabinoid profiling, homogeneity testing, and moisture content/water activity within 24 hours from when samples arrive in the lab. For high complex tests like microbiological contaminants, residual solvent tests, pesticides screening, mycotoxin testing, terpene profiling, and heavy metals, it will take 48-96 hours before completion and accessible in our portal system for clients and customers to view. These are considered "speciality tests."

We have couriers that cover the Bay Area, Arcata, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, Palm Springs, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, and High Desert. Your customer service representative will get to know you and your testing needs and call you weekly to schedule your courier pick-up for the following day.