Jini Glaros
Chief scientific officer at Modern Canna Labs
Jini Glaros is the chief scientific officer at Modern Canna Labs in Lakeland, Florida. She received her Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biochemistry from the University of West Florida. Before entering to the cannabis industry, Jini gained valuable research experience at several well-respected institutes, including Emory University, the National Institute of Aging, and the University of Florida. She began working with Modern Canna in 2016 and moved into the laboratory director position in January 2018. She was promoted to chief scientific officer in 2022, the same year she earned a Master's Degree in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her current focus at Modern Canna is developing standardized methods for analyzing cannabis to ensure harmful toxins are not present. These toxins include, but are not limited to, heavy metals, microbials, mycotoxins, agricultural agents, and residual solvents.
Latest content from Jini Glaros
Understanding a Certificate of Analysis: Cannabis Edibles, A Focus on Homogeneity
Written by expert cannabis laboratory analysts, this Analytical Cannabis How to Guide provides a general overview of homogeneity testing for edible cannabis products and discusses the importance of homogeneity testing as it relates to dosing.
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How to Analyze Cannabis Edibles
Penned by Modern Canna Laboratories’ Jini Curry - and sponsored by SCIEX - this Analytical Cannabis guide provides a general overview of the procedures that labs should use to prep cannabis edibles for potency and homogeneity testing.
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Understanding a Certificate of Analysis: A Focus on Metals and Residual Solvents
Written by expert cannabis laboratory analysts, this Analytical Cannabis How to Guide provides a general overview of the dangers that heavy metals and residual solvents pose to the human body and how these contaminants appear on a CoA.
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Women in Cannabis Science
Join us for an exclusive all-female panel discussion to honor International Women and Girls in Science Day.
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Understanding a Certificate of Analysis: A Focus on Pesticides and Microbials
Written by expert cannabis laboratory analysts, this Analytical Cannabis How to Guide provides a general overview of the dangers that pesticide and microbial contamination pose to the human body and how these contaminants appear on a CoA.
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Cannabis Testing: Understanding a Certificate of Analysis
Written by expert cannabis laboratory analysts, this How to Guide provides an overview of the information that is presented in a CoA, an introduction to cannabis testing instrumentation, and keywords that indicate a CoA is from a reputable source.
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Technological Advances in Cannabis Testing
Welcome to our latest eBook, Technological Advances in Cannabis Testing, a collection of features on some of the most exciting developments in marijuana testing, penned by some of the brilliant people making them happen.
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The Benefits and Pitfalls of Total Yeast and Mold Counts in Cannabis Labs
Jini Curry, cannabis laboratory director at Modern Canna Labs, explains how her team recently investigated total yeast and mold counts, and why the method may have several pitfalls that may be leading labs to unintentionally report inaccurate results.
