Cannabis Science & Health
Medicinal Genomics Adds AI Tool to Speed Up Cannabis-Microbial Analysis
The software, known as FastFinder, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze data from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are used in cannabis labs to determine the presence of microbes on cannabis samples.
Researchers Offer to Test Home-Growers’ Cannabis in Australia’s Capital Territory
As long as it’s for personal use, cannabis has been legal to grow in Australia’s Capital Territory (ACT) since January 2020.
‘This Industry Is Going to Fail Unless We Act’: Dave Cho on Cannabis Lab Shopping
Dave Cho, CEO of Shasta Laboratory in California’s Bay Area, shares his thoughts on the state's lab shopping conundrum.
The Impact of Extraction on the Chemical Profile of Cannabis Extracts
Speaking at the recent Analytical Cannabis Extraction Symposium, Alexander McCorkle, senior research manager at Charlotte’s Web, presented new findings that suggests that extraction methodology does significantly affect the chemical composition of finished cannabis extracts.
Extracting Cannabis in the US and Europe: A Q&A With Alisia Ratliff
Analytical Cannabis caught up with Alisia Ratliff to discuss her firm, how she got into the cannabis industry, and how her experience differed between working in the US and the UK.
Swiss Recreational Cannabis Study Delayed
The highly anticipated “Weed Care” experiment was due to launch on September 15 in the city of Basel.
How to Clone Cannabis
Analytical Cannabis speaks to the experts to guide you through cloning cannabis.
Heavy Metal Contaminants Are “Pervasive” in CBD Products, Study Finds
Low levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium are frequently present in commercially-available CBD products, a new study has found.
Florida Regulators Fine Two Cannabis Labs For Using a PCR Method to Test For Mold
Both labs are accused of using an “unapproved” polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to test cannabis samples for yeast and mold.
