This total solution package includes: ■ A modern UPLC™ or HPLC system with UV detection and optional mass detection for added sensitivity and confidence ■ A cannabinoid start-up kit with standards, mobile phases, analytical column, and consumables ■ Standard Operating Procedures and Application Notes ■ Empower™ Chromatography Data System, the most widely used compliance-ready software ■ Instrument methods, automated calculations and customizable CoAs ■ On-site application training to help you hit the ground running ■ Ongoing support from Waters technical support teams
These well-known compounds have moved past decades of stigma to become well-studied therapeutics either approved or in trial to treat mental health conditions such as major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The company sells child-resistant, government-regulated packaging to cannabis cultivators, processors, and dispensaries, as well as pharmacies and retail shops.
Hemp and cannabis are strains of the Cannabis sativa plant. They are known to accumulate heavy metals in their roots, shoots, buds and seeds. Due to this ability, hemp has been used for the remediation of contaminated soil (phytoremediation and phytoextraction).
Quantitative analysis of mycotoxins commonly involves sampling, sample preparation, extraction and cleanup followed by chromatographic methods such as GC and HPLC. The matrix complexity of cannabis often makes sample cleanup methods used for common commodities ineffective.
There is a demand for a better, more accurate and reproducible methodology to test cannabinoid potency in edibles in order to meet regulatory requirements, which vary greatly depending on country and/or state. Each food type (chocolate, brownies, cookies, candies, beverages, etc) has specific challenges, all directly impacting results, uptime and maintenance of analytical instrumentation.
Our latest eBook, Advances in Cannabis Testing, offers a collection of features on some of the most important developments in marijuana analysis, and exclusive interviews from the people making them happen.
This Analytical Cannabis infographic breaks down the top four heavy metals to look out for in cannabis samples—what risks they pose and which US states mandate their testing—and the ways these meddlesome metals find their way into cannabis products in the first place and cause damage to consumers.
Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content in cannabis consumer products is strictly regulated in most countries worldwide. This has fueled demand for broad-spectrum THC-free oil and spurred interest in THC remediation technologies applicable at industrial scale levels.
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) now offers solutions for testing the quality and safety of cannabis products with the launch of a variety of stable-isotope labeled and native standards of THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids to assist with testing needs.