// Definition
The distinction between beneficial and harmful microorganisms present in cannabis products. While some microbes like beneficial soil bacteria pose no health risk and may even be desirable, others like aspergillus and certain coliforms indicate contamination and potential health hazards.
// From the Episode
Episode 065 explored whether the presence of beneficial microorganisms should cause a cannabis sample to fail testing. The panel debated whether current testing thresholds adequately distinguished between harmless environmental microbes and genuinely dangerous pathogens, particularly for products that would be combusted rather than consumed raw.
// Source
Ep. 065 Hash Church LXV 65 →