Julia began her career in the cannabis industry in 2015 at Gobi Labs, one of the first cannabis testing facilities to open in Colorado. She then transitioned to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Marijuana Reference Laboratory as the Quality Assurance Officer, where she is currently in her role as Lead Scientist. Julia is also the Chair of the Cannabis Chemistry Subdivision of the American Chemical Society, the Co-Chair of the AOAC CASP Microbial Contaminants Working Group, and serves on the Colorado Marijuana Science and Policy Work Group.