Cannabis & Psychedelics Articles
Cannabis Waste Management: What Do Companies Need to Know?
Crop trimmings, discarded extraction chemicals, trashed testing samples, these are the pieces of debris the cannabis industry leaves behind. And if not properly disposed of, their chemical residues could pose serious environmental risks to nearby surroundings. So what can be done?
From Blunts to Bottles, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marijuana Drinks?
While beverage businesses try to market marijuana as the new New Coke, there’s still one problem to address: that cannabis drink might have lost its cannabinoid kick.
Could Cannabis Labs Help With Covid-19 Testing Backlogs?
They have the equipment and the staff, so could cannabis labs become a new resource for the fight against Covid-19?
Decontaminating Medical Cannabis in Israel: How to Remove Fungal Pathogens
In this study, researchers from Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization measured how three different sterilization methods reduced fungal colonies in naturally infected commercial medical cannabis plants.
Regulating Heavy Metals in Cannabis: What Can be Learned from the Pharmaceutical Industry? Part 1
In the first of a new series, Rob Thomas explores what the cannabis industry can learn from the pharmaceutical industry when its comes to the regulation of heavy metals.
States With Legal Recreational Cannabis Have Fewer Vaping Lung Injuries, Study Finds
Cases of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) were less common in states with access to legal recreational cannabis, a new study suggests.
Cannalysis Lab Decreases Processing Time by 94% with Lab Automation Software
The Californian cannabis lab is currently preparing 2,000 tests per day using the method.
DEA Removes Epidiolex From the Controlled Substances List
The CBD-based medication is no longer a controlled substance in the US, according to its manufacturer.
Setting a Standard: A Q&A With AOAC’s Cannabis Analytical Science Program
Ahead of their upcoming webinar, Analytical Cannabis spoke to Scott Coates and Dr Holly Johnson about the AOAC's standard for cannabis analysis.
