With its wide diversity of phyto-compounds and oily resinous glands, cannabis isn’t the easiest substance to analyze using standard lab equipment. It’s therefore crucial that cannabis labs have effective, preventative maintenance programs for their instruments, as well as appropriate sample preparation protocols with clean-up steps for the analysis of cannabis flower, oil, and infused samples.
Read about all these tips and more in this Analytical Cannabis list penned by Kimberly Ross, PhD, a contributing member of ASTM International’s committee on the development and maintenance of standards for cannabis.