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Epic Solutions and Analytics LLC testing lab license deactivated in California

A California cannabis testing laboratory has lost its active license status, part of a broader wave of closures across the state.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

October 12, 2026 · 9:39 AM ET

Closed sign hanging in a shop door — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Epic Solutions and Analytics LLC, operating as a Commercial Testing Laboratory under license C8-0000178-LIC, is no longer active in California, according to the state license roster updated October 12. The deactivation marks the latest license loss in a concentrated cluster spanning early October, with at least six other operators ceasing activity in the same window.

California currently maintains 17 active testing labs among its 1,269 open retail locations and 4,353 cultivation licenses. The timing and concentration of recent closures—including three in a single day (October 8)—suggests potential operational or compliance pressures, though the roster provides no detail on closure causes.

Watch whether the loss of testing capacity correlates with any reported backlog or quality issues in the state's compliance pipeline, and whether the contraction reverses or accelerates.

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