Implementing Real Science in Cultivation and Extraction

By Aaron G. Biros, Editor-in-Chief

Outco, soon to be the largest cultivator in Southern California, is building a laboratory for quality controls, research and to help startups that touch the plant.

PerkinElmer provides instrumentation for the following:

Cannabis Testing Solutions (39), Potency Testing, Terpenes Profiling, Pesticides, Residual Solvents, Moisture, Trace Metals, Mycotoxins.

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The Practical Chemist

Pesticide Analysis in Cannabis and
Related Products: Part 3

By Julie Kowalski, Restek

The workhorse approach for pesticide residue analysis involves using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in the ion transition mode.

Members of Congress Form Cannabis Caucus

By Aaron G. Biros

A bipartisan group of representatives formed the caucus to promote cannabis policy reform.

UCT’s Chlorofiltr^®:
A Novel Sorbent for Chlorophyll Removal

Chlorophyll is one of the most problematic matrix co-extractives in pesticide residue analysis due to its non-volatile characteristics. Graphitized Carbon Black (GCB) is widely used to remove chlorophyll from cannabis samples; however, GCB will strongly adsorb planar pesticides. UCT invented a novel sorbent, ChloroFiltr®, to remove chlorophyll from cannabis extracts without compromising their.

Learn more about it here.

From The Lab

QuEChERS 101

By Danielle Mackowsky, UCTk

A brief history of the QuEChERS extraction method and its application in pesticide residue testing for cannabis.

Featured Quote

Good science is expensive.

— Amanda Rigdon, Emerald Scientific