The Challenges of Microbial Analysis in Cannabis Matrices: Plating vs Molecular Techniques
There are two main methods for detecting microbes in cannabis samples, plating and DNA/RNA tests, and they both have their challenges, writes Yan Shipelskiy, lab director of Green Scientific Labs.
Overcoming the Unique Challenges of Novel Cannabinoids With Chromatography
To discuss the chromatographic challenges posed by novel cannabinoids, Analytical Cannabis recently spoke with Sean Orlowicz, business development manager for food and cannabis at Phenomenex.
What is qPCR Analysis? And How Does a qPCR Machine Work?
In this article, Technology Networks considers how qPCR works, experimental requirements, data analysis and applications of the technique.
The Top 10 Cannabis Stories of 2021
The year posed many challenges, but cannabis businesses, research centers, and reform groups still managed to make impressive headway. Analytical Cannabis looks back on the stories and issues that dominated the cannabis industry in 2021.
The Challenges of Standardizing and Regulating Hemp Testing
Kimberly Ross of Peak Compliance Labs outlines the many obstacles hemp faces before it becomes fully regulated in the US.
Cannabis Farmers Should Routinely Test For Heavy Metals, Say Researchers
The cannabis crop’s natural ability to accumulate heavy metal elements from the soil can pose a threat to the health of consumers, according to a new scientific review.
ASTM Holds Its Second Global Workshop on Cannabis Standardization
To learn more about what attendees can expect from the workshop, Analytical Cannabis spoke to its chair, Scheril Murray Powell, Esq., a Florida-based cannabis and dietary supplement attorney.
Michigan Cannabis Recall Partially Reversed After Lab Wins Claim
The Michigan lab has effectively won half of its claim against the state regulator, ending half of the recall order.
ASTM Publishes White Paper on Delta-8 THC
The leading US testing standards organization ASTM International has released a white paper on delta-8 THC and the testing standards it mandates.
