I stopped into The Peak dispensary (2120 NW 23rd St. OKC, OK) as I heard they had some specials on pre-loaded vape cartridges. I was greeted by a very friendly staff and nice looking shop with a large cultivar selection of preloaded cartridges.
I ultimately ended up selecting a 0.5 and a 1.0 gram cartridge branded “Cannabis Dan”; one sativa and one indica. I left feeling happy with my purchase and was excited to get home to sample it.
First up was the “sativa”. The first pull had a very “off” taste, the second and third pull burnt my throat and reminded me of smoking a nicotine loaded vape pen. Not Good! I ended up switching to the “indica” cartridge which had almost the same exact taste and effects.
Looking at my receipt to get the phone number to call I noticed that I had been overcharged. I was charged for 2 one gram cartridges instead of the 0.5 gram and 1 gram cartridge.
Still having that harsh feeling in my throat and feeling like I had just puffed on a nicotine vape I got very curious and concerned so I took the cartridges, packaging and all, to FAST Laboratories to see what was going on.
Upon receiving the test results from the lab I was surprised to notice the cannabinoid percentage was not as advertised on the packaging. As you can see from the results below, the THC and CBD levels were significantly lower than claimed. Ironically the CBG and CBN (amazing cannabinoids) were more prevalent. They should have listed these other cannabinoids, it would help them sell more products.
Lab reports and the cartridges in hand I went back to The Peak to inquire about which lab performs their lab testing and to give them a copy of the FAST Labs reports so they could see the results for themselves.
The staff, again friendly, took the lab reports and cartridges and went to the back of the shop. The sales staff ended up placing me on the phone with the owner who asked, “What’s going on now?” When I explained he wanted to know about what method of testing was performed to which I directed him to the laboratory. (Full results and method below)
Ultimately the sales staff gave me another cartridge that they had decided not to carry apparently as I purchased a preroll to deal with the Anxiety and stress of even having to deal with this issue to begin with. Tried the cartridge and its pretty much the same effects with this one claiming over 90% THC.
It was unfortunate that I was only given a refund for the 0.5 gram cartridge portion as I only sampled each of the cartridges.
The moral of this story is when the dispensary tells you a product has been lab tested, demand to see the results. If they can’t provide the results then they are non-existent at that point. Patients in Oklahoma are becoming educated on cannabis and testing.
Cannabis Dan – Super Lemon Haze
Advertised: 86% THC | 1.2% CBD
Actual: 73% THC | 0.183% CBD
Cannabis Dan – Gelato
Advertised: 87% THC | 1.2% CBD
Actual: 70% THC | 0.382% CBD
Good JOB thanks for looking out for us this is VERY good to know!!
Great job and thanks for sharing. I hope businesses understand that despite this being a new market there still exists accountability within the cannabis community. I got all excited seeing lab results from F.A.S.T. it’s so awesome they’re up and running now.
We met the customer in question who happens to be a dispensary owner. We tested the oil before adding the terps back which dillutes it slightly, we’ll be testing after adding them back in in the future for a more accurate look. This is a hit piece through and through. We encourage everyone to come try the carts and we have had rave reviews thus far from our real patients!
Good looking out brother.
Please get these retested for pesticides and other harmful chemicals. That’s what we really care about. A lower THC% isn’t going to kill anyone.
Lab results can be manipulated from what I’ve read. How do we know FastLabs is more or less accurate than any other lab? I think that’s going to be the issue as more things claim to be tested here in Oklahoma.
Interesting. I suspect you’ve stumbled on methodology difference btwn hplc and non-hplc reporting. Field reporting should be indicated. A certified analysis speaks for itself.
I don’t see malfeasance here, but it is a good signal for why the industry needs adequate testing and labeling.
Is the author of this review a dispensary owner?
Yes he is a local owner.
Nice that you live near enough to the lab to have your product tested! And thank you for doing what you do!! Vape pens are my favorite consumption method. I need to be able to count one people’s TEGRITY!! ?
I’ve been using carts from The Peak for the past week and they’re better than anything I tried before. I read that the guy who wrote this owns a dispensary so I’m going to say there’s some bias here. I’ve literally never had my throat ‘burned’ and The Peak has always been good to me. So their THC was off by a bit, it’s still good stuff and at least they’re trying to test and bring the standards up. My last pens didn’t even have a ballpark estimate!
I’ve been using carts from The Peak for the past week and they’re better than anything I tried before. I read that the guy who wrote this owns a dispensary so I’m going to say there’s some bias here. I’ve literally never had my throat ‘burned’ and The Peak has always been good to me. So their THC was off by a bit, it’s still good stuff and at least they’re trying to test and bring the standards up. My last pens didn’t even have a ballpark estimate!
Yall commenting about the OP owning a dispensary is irrelevant aa he didn’t push his dispensary in the article. Simply wrote about one dispensary, his experience, a testing facility, and his results. Had he been pushing his dispensary throughout the article I could aee your point but he wasn’t. Good information. I do agree with Tim, see what else is in there. I don’t want to pay for something thats less than advertised so I appreciate that but I’d rather make sure they weren’t sprayed or grown with something dangerous.
I saw an identical complaint made about another dispensary on FB and I’m wondering if there’s not someone trying to taint the reputation of competitors. Either way, I visited the Peak last week and they were friendly, straightforward and professional. This doesn’t seem like such a major disparity to me, that’s still a lot of THC content and a lot of factors need to be considered when testing product. I enjoy reading ouncemag, but this article has me questioning the integrity of what is published a bit.
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There are no Pesticide or Contaminate testing on those reports. Part of being uneducated is only looking for THC, CBD, Terpenes testing. If the lab test do not show Mold testing, Pesticide testing or contaminate test I can almost guarantee you it would not pass, Any Grower worth his salt knows this and has a FULL test panel done. With all due respect anyone opening a shop or a existing shop owner should know this as well. There should be no Cannabis or Cannabis products on any shelf for patients to buy without the FULL Panel test. Most likely your engesting Eagle 20 or Forbid. Both of which are known to cause cancer when heated up. Good Luck Oklahoma, I cant wait till my Grow facility is finished so we can show you what real medicine Test like and Smokes like!!
Real talk..