We are Altitude.
We believe the fact that natural medicine is the future. That’s why we believe compound testing is an essential part of the process. The future of medicine should be as safe as it is effective. In 2019, on the heels of the Farm Bill, we founded Altitude Consulting with a mission to provide accurate, reliable, and actionable testing to benefit producers and consumers alike.
With the help of a carefully selected team of scientists, state of the art equipment, and a passion for innovation, we have already helped thousands of clients validate the safety and potency of their products. We look forward to not just testing for you, but with you.
Lab First
A legacy of analytical experience
Altitude Consulting was built on a foundation of decades of analytical experience. The lab’s original founders were pioneers in cannabis science, bringing their deep expertise in analytical instrumentation, method development, and quality assurance to one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Their careers spanned environmental, pharmaceutical, and agricultural testing, but it was their early work developing cannabis testing methodologies in the 2010s that helped set industry standards.
For years, they played an integral role in outfitting and opening over 150 laboratories worldwide, servicing instruments, and refining analytical techniques. As cannabis testing evolved, so did their expertise—building a legacy of precision, reliability, and scientific rigor that would define Altitude Consulting.
A New Frontier
Innovating psychedelic and functional mushroom testing
Colton and Chase, the current owners of Altitude Consulting, trained under the lab’s founders for nearly a decade, gaining firsthand experience in laboratory operations, instrumentation, and method development. Learning from some of the foremost experts in cannabis science, they mastered the complexities of potency testing, contamination analysis, and regulatory compliance.
But Colton and Chase didn’t stop at cannabis. They recognized a new challenge—one that no accredited lab had fully tackled yet. While medical research increasingly highlighted the potential of functional and psychedelic mushrooms, the analytical methods to test these compounds simply didn’t exist at scale. Leveraging the deep technical foundation they had built in cannabis science, they pushed into this uncharted territory, developing the first accredited testing methods for compounds like psilocybin, psilocin, and other bioactive constituents of medicinal fungi.
Under their leadership, Altitude Consulting became the first globally recognized accredited lab for psychedelics and functional mushrooms. They focused heavily on understanding the core compounds proving to show efficacy in medical clinical research. Many of these compounds lacked standardized test methods, so they developed them—pioneering new analytical techniques to bring true natural medicine to end consumers.
By expanding the boundaries of analytical testing, Colton and Chase transformed Altitude Consulting into more than just a cannabis lab. They built a scientific hub for the next generation of natural medicine, ensuring that psychedelics and functional mushrooms meet the highest standards of safety, consistency, and efficacy.
Precision
Matters
Relentless pursuit of accuracy
We work hard to ensure that our results are consistent and accurate. To aid in this, we are ISO/IEC 17025 certified. Although, oftentimes our internal protocols are even more stringent than what they need to be.
Because it’s our favorite pastime, our machines are maintained to perfection. We are constantly experimenting with method improvement and validation. Because of this, we love hearing about what you’re experimenting with too. Have a new compound you are working with that you haven’t been able to test? We’ll troubleshoot a method with you.
Our Dedicated Team
Cole
Lab Director, Chemist
Cole graduated with a degree in Chemistry from University of Colorado-Boulder. During his time as an undergraduate, he spent countless hours interning in the lab, helping out wherever he could. These formative years helped him to garner a deep understanding for the chemistry underlying the cannabis industry. Upon graduation, Cole became a full-time employee at the lab, leading the charge in becoming ISO certified. He has continued to innovate Altitude Consulting’s methods and protocol ever since.
Chase
Lab Manager, Microbiologist
Chase holds a degree in Molecular Genetics from the University of Rochester. He joined the lab in 2021 to manage sample receiving, but quickly bled into other parts of the lab. To better serve the burgeoning mushroom industry, he started the lab’s microbiology department to provide additional testing resources for cannabis and psychedelics.