Hemp & Cannabis COA Management
Hemp and cannabis brands live and die by their Certificates of Analysis. Every batch needs documented cannabinoid potency, pesticide screening, heavy metals, residual solvents, microbials, and often a terpene profile — and customers, payment processors, and regulators all expect to see them. A COA buried in an email thread or a forgotten Google Drive folder doesn't build trust; a COA your customer can pull up from the product page does.
Shoppers in this industry actively check lab results before they buy. They want to confirm the Total THC is within the legal limit, that the CBD content matches the label, and that the batch in their hands passed contaminant testing. If they can't find a current COA for the exact batch, many simply buy from a competitor who shows one.
LabLinks gives you one place to manage all of it. Upload each COA, link it to the matching Shopify product, and tag it with batch number, test date, and lab name. Customers see a verified badge on the product page, open the full report in a popup, browse your branded portal, or scan a QR code on the packaging to land directly on the batch they're holding.
What's in a Hemp & Cannabis Lab Report
LabLinks ships with a hemp & cannabis field template covering the results customers look for. Use it as-is or customize the fields for your products.
Total THC %
Combined delta-9 THC and THCA (adjusted for decarboxylation), the number that determines hemp compliance under the 0.3% federal limit.
Total CBD %
Combined CBD and CBDA content, used to verify the potency printed on the label.
Cannabinoid Profile
Full panel of detected cannabinoids — CBG, CBN, CBC, delta-8, and minor cannabinoids — with individual percentages.
Terpene Profile
Dominant terpenes and their concentrations, which many customers use to choose between strains and flavor profiles.
Pesticide Screen
Pass/fail results across the lab's pesticide panel, confirming the batch is free of restricted agricultural chemicals.
Heavy Metals Panel
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury levels compared against allowable limits.
Residual Solvents
For extracts and concentrates, residual levels of solvents like butane, ethanol, and propane used during extraction.
Microbial Screen
Yeast, mold, E. coli, and Salmonella testing that confirms the batch is safe to consume.
How LabLinks Works for Hemp & Cannabis
Upload
Upload each COA or lab report as a PDF or image, with batch number, test date, lab name, and your industry fields.
Link
Connect every report to the matching product in your Shopify catalog — one report can cover multiple products.
Share
Customers verify via product page badges, the popup viewer, your branded portal, or QR codes on packaging.
Hemp & Cannabis FAQs
Do I need a COA to sell hemp products online?
Yes, in practice you do. Most states require COAs for hemp-derived products, payment processors ask for them during underwriting, and marketplaces and customers expect them. A current, batch-specific COA proving your product is at or under 0.3% delta-9 THC is the baseline for selling hemp online.
What should a hemp COA include?
At minimum, a cannabinoid potency panel showing Total THC and Total CBD for a specific batch, plus the lab's name and test date. Full-panel COAs add pesticide screening, heavy metals, residual solvents, and microbials. LabLinks stores all of these as structured fields alongside the original PDF.
How do customers verify my COA is current?
Every report in LabLinks displays its batch number, test date, and expiration date right next to the document. Customers viewing a product page badge or scanning a QR code always see the report you currently have linked to that product, so there is no risk of an outdated PDF circulating.
Can I show COAs on my Shopify product pages?
Yes — that is exactly what LabLinks is built for. Install the LabLinks app for Shopify, link each COA to a product, and a verified lab report badge appears on the product page. Customers open the full report in a popup viewer without ever leaving your store.
How do QR codes on packaging work?
LabLinks generates a unique QR code for each lab report on the Business plan. Print it on your label or packaging, and customers who scan it land directly on the report for the batch in their hands. You can track scan activity from the analytics dashboard.
What happens when I get a new batch tested?
Upload the new COA, link it to the same Shopify product, and the storefront badge, popup, and portal update immediately. Old reports stay in your dashboard for your records, so you keep a complete testing history per product without customers seeing stale results.