Cannabis is procesed by hanging the plant upside down to dry, where it is then cut into smaller and more manageable sections. Ideally, the plant is dried between 65-75 degrees F with humidity levels around 45-55%. Once the plant is dried, cannabinoid extraction involves using ethanol as a solvent, and different processes are used depending on whether THC or CBD is extracted.
Millions of people around the world are sickened or killed due to food or waterborne pathogens. The efficiency of sample processing, testing, analyst......
In-house testing is not required federally; however, states differ in their requirements. Cannabis extraction laboratories need to test extracts for pesticides, heavy metals, residual solven...
Often overlooked but critical to most cannabis laboratory operations is sample workflow and sample preparation, having these areas figured out early in the start-up process is essential &nda...
The agricultural sector has been through significant changes since the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted. Hemp production was legalized at the federal level in the United States. Hemp production an...
We were interested in determining the effect if any on growing conditions on clones of the same cannabis plant. In particular we were interested in the difference between plants grown outdoo...
Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 12:00pm PDT, 3:00pm EDT The physics of liquid aspiration and dispensing make viscous liquid handling tricky. Some liquids (like glycerol) are impossible to pipe...
Date: September 16, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Rapid screening and speed of scale-up in protein therapeutics are critical factors in today’s biotech and pharma workflows. T...
Date: September 16, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Rapid screening and speed of scale-up in protein therapeutics are critical factors in today’s biotech and pharma workflows. T...
Date: June 9, 2021 Time: 09 June 2021, 7am PDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST cells with dramatic implications on the validity of past cell culture related research. The fact that at least 509 cell lin...
Role of a Cannabis LIMS in Achieving ISO/IEC 17025 Compliance ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is an international accreditation used to standardize the practices of cannabis testing laboratories. ISO/IEC...
Cannabis testing laboratories play a pivotal role in today’s cannabis industry. These laboratories test a wide-ranging list of compounds, including cannabinoids, terpenes, and a multit...
Accurate and reliable analytical cannabinoid potency data is essential to operating a compliant, consistent, and profitable cannabis company. Third-party testing labs service this industry n...
Most Cannabis testing laboratories perform a variety of tests, full analysis for production QA/QC, and contract commercial testing, while others focus on extraction or purification only, or...
Currently in the cannabis industry, there are many different regulations and guidelines. From the federal level with the USDA and DEA, to each individual state, testing laboratories and thei...
The strong growth in cannabis has led to scaled challenges. As industry has experimented and grown, producers of cannabis oil, both CBD and THC, have started to regularly implement adsorptio...
The utilization of high fidelity long read sequencing is critical for the resolution of repetitive genomes. Cannabis sativa is known to be diploid (2n=20), 70% repetitive, 64% AT rich and 1%...
AOAC approvals benefit the cannabis industry by providing you third party independent validation to authenticate package insert claims and the test kit performance providing confidence and b...
DATE: February 24, 2021 TIME: 10am PST Automated lab instruments such as liquid handlers and cell sorters are increasingly common in all types of laboratories, driving fast results for labor...
Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) and High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) are convenient, fast, and efficient separation techniques for analytical methods without demanding comp...
There are many obstacles to overcome when analyzing Heavy Metals in Cannabis by ICPMS. Cannabis matrices can be difficult to prepare and analyze due to the complex components of products tha...
DATE: October 8, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PDT, 10:00am EDT, 4:00pm CEST How often do you pipette in your cell culture lab every day? Usually, we do it so often that we tend stop thinking about ho...
The regulated cannabis industry has existed in the US for nearly a decade. New medical and adult-use markets will most likely experience similar maturation and periods of volatility as state...
Whether you're a dispensary or a cultivator, bag appeal and product consistency directly impact your customer experience, and with that their loyalty to your brand. In this round table,...
Develop a dependable evaluation process for new products. This panel of experienced purchasing managers will discuss best practices for evaluating and selecting new products to add to their...
Millions of people around the world are sickened or killed due to food or waterborne pathogens. The efficiency of sample processing, testing, analyst......
In-house testing is not required federally; however, states differ in their requirements. Cannabis extraction laboratories need to test extracts for pesticides, heavy metals, residual solven...
Often overlooked but critical to most cannabis laboratory operations is sample workflow and sample preparation, having these areas figured out early in the start-up process is essential &nda...
The agricultural sector has been through significant changes since the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted. Hemp production was legalized at the federal level in the United States. Hemp production an...
We were interested in determining the effect if any on growing conditions on clones of the same cannabis plant. In particular we were interested in the difference between plants grown outdoo...
Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 12:00pm PDT, 3:00pm EDT The physics of liquid aspiration and dispensing make viscous liquid handling tricky. Some liquids (like glycerol) are impossible to pipe...
Date: September 16, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Rapid screening and speed of scale-up in protein therapeutics are critical factors in today’s biotech and pharma workflows. T...
Date: September 16, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Rapid screening and speed of scale-up in protein therapeutics are critical factors in today’s biotech and pharma workflows. T...
Date: June 9, 2021 Time: 09 June 2021, 7am PDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST cells with dramatic implications on the validity of past cell culture related research. The fact that at least 509 cell lin...
Role of a Cannabis LIMS in Achieving ISO/IEC 17025 Compliance ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is an international accreditation used to standardize the practices of cannabis testing laboratories. ISO/IEC...
Cannabis testing laboratories play a pivotal role in today’s cannabis industry. These laboratories test a wide-ranging list of compounds, including cannabinoids, terpenes, and a multit...
Accurate and reliable analytical cannabinoid potency data is essential to operating a compliant, consistent, and profitable cannabis company. Third-party testing labs service this industry n...
Most Cannabis testing laboratories perform a variety of tests, full analysis for production QA/QC, and contract commercial testing, while others focus on extraction or purification only, or...
Currently in the cannabis industry, there are many different regulations and guidelines. From the federal level with the USDA and DEA, to each individual state, testing laboratories and thei...
The strong growth in cannabis has led to scaled challenges. As industry has experimented and grown, producers of cannabis oil, both CBD and THC, have started to regularly implement adsorptio...
The utilization of high fidelity long read sequencing is critical for the resolution of repetitive genomes. Cannabis sativa is known to be diploid (2n=20), 70% repetitive, 64% AT rich and 1%...
AOAC approvals benefit the cannabis industry by providing you third party independent validation to authenticate package insert claims and the test kit performance providing confidence and b...
DATE: February 24, 2021 TIME: 10am PST Automated lab instruments such as liquid handlers and cell sorters are increasingly common in all types of laboratories, driving fast results for labor...
Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) and High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) are convenient, fast, and efficient separation techniques for analytical methods without demanding comp...
There are many obstacles to overcome when analyzing Heavy Metals in Cannabis by ICPMS. Cannabis matrices can be difficult to prepare and analyze due to the complex components of products tha...
DATE: October 8, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PDT, 10:00am EDT, 4:00pm CEST How often do you pipette in your cell culture lab every day? Usually, we do it so often that we tend stop thinking about ho...
The regulated cannabis industry has existed in the US for nearly a decade. New medical and adult-use markets will most likely experience similar maturation and periods of volatility as state...
Whether you're a dispensary or a cultivator, bag appeal and product consistency directly impact your customer experience, and with that their loyalty to your brand. In this round table,...
Develop a dependable evaluation process for new products. This panel of experienced purchasing managers will discuss best practices for evaluating and selecting new products to add to their...
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