Whats really needed is a grading scale, independent of the testing labs. You can shop for favorable labs, or even bribe them to get whatever test results you want or need.
Buyers ask for 'OG' or 'gas' nose not knowing what that really is. I show them Ghost OG and they say thats not an OG nose. Motorbreath or grease monkey or jetfuelxg33 and they say thats not gas.
A grading scale based on objective inputs, lab tests % cannabinoids and terps etc. And Subjective inputs, nose, taste, appearance like coffee, wine or beer get not judged but described.
Wax and concentrates is the direction the industry as a whole wants for cannabis commerce. What else you gonna do with unrestricted over production of flower?
I know a few processors. Years ago they had to buy trim at $150-200/# and quality was all over the place. Now they can pick what they want to buy at $20-50/# or have contracts with growers. And with so much flower the last couple of years they are able to do flower runs instead of trim runs a lot of times. They can get bucked but not trimmed units for 150-300 for their processing. Independent growers dont have that revenue stream as much anymore.
Indoors is King. Full term is for concentrates. Deps are the new reggie.