Vermont licenses 2 cannabis testing labs ahead of adult-use sales launch

Join us for MJBizCon, happening Dec. 2-5, 2025. Registration is open. https://mjbizconference.com/registration-packages-pricing/


Vermont regulators licensed two laboratories to test adult-use cannabis in the state’s burgeoning program.

Bia Diagnostics and Steep Hill Labs, though a licensee partnership, have been issued testing permits as the state prepares to launch adult-use marijuana sales in October.

Bia Diagnostics has been testing hemp in Vermont for the past three years, according to a news release, and is currently accepting marijuana samples at its Colchester location.

The lab is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited for cannabis testing, the release noted.

Subscribe to the MJBiz Factbook  

Exclusive industry data and analysis to help you make informed business decisions and avoid costly missteps. All the facts, none of the hype. 

What you will get: 

  • Monthly and quarterly updates, with new data & insights
  • Financial forecasts + capital investment trends
  • State-by-state guide to regulations, taxes & market opportunities
  • Annual survey of cannabis businesses
  • Consumer insights
  • And more!

Steep Hill Vermont plans to begin testing marijuana and hemp flower and other processed cannabis by this fall, according to a release.

California-based Steep Hill began testing cannabis commercially in 2008 and has opened laboratories in 10 U.S. states as well as Mexico and Canada.