Medical Flower Testing Analyzing Solution
Medical Flower Testing Analyzing Solution
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From time to time we hear about a new cannabis variety with a THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) potency, the main psychoactive compound, in the low 30s or even higher. The immediate question is whether this is naturally possible? Since the 1980s various studies confirm a gradual increase in THC potency levels. If in the 1970s the average …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the legalization of recreational cannabis in late 2018, Health Canada has ordered 15 product recalls due to labelling errors for actual levels of THC and CBD. In one case, pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes had five times the THC content advertised. Health Canada is doing its job protecting the health of Canadians. Its peers in other countries are doing …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How to Get Affordable Access to Reliable Cannabis Data [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As a professional extractor or processor, you need data measurements to support real-time business decision-making, which impacts your performance and profitability. This means you need to have easy, timely, and affordable access to reliable data. The industry needs certified laboratories for regulatory compliance testing, but …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GemmaCert Cannabis Potency Testing: A Review by Dr. Curt Livesay The following entry was submitted by Dr. Curt Livesay on his personal experience using GemmaCert. Dr. Livesay is a professional agronomist, a certified crop advisor and a licensed commercial pesticide consultant through the Washington State Department of Agriculture. I came to the cannabis industry …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. John MacKay uses GemmaCert as a teaching aid tool in classes on monitoring THC and CBD concentrations in hemp from beginning to end of the extraction processs. GemmaCert provides a practicale solution for obtaining timely measurements. There are many definitions of hemp. Most of the classifications are focused on the cannabidiol (CBD), and …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overcoming the plant’s chemical non-homogeneity for accurate potency results Executive summary Potency testing cannabis presents unique challenges. Principally, the non- homogeneity of cannabinoids, within the plant, between strains, and even within a single sample, hinders the accurate testing and labeling of products. A potency test of one cannabis flower will not adequately represent other …