Dr. Anahid Jewett, PhD, M.P.H., Professor and Director of Tumor Immunology Laboratory Division of Oral Biology and Medicine The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, discusses her keynote talk “Natural Killer Cells, Probiotics, and Cannabis” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West.
Dr. Markus Roggen, CEO, Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures, discusses his keynote talk “Collaborative Research for Fundamental Insight into Cannabis Production” from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West.
Lake Superior State University (LSSU) announced a strategic partnership with Agilent Technologies to facilitate education and research in cannabis chemistry and analysis through the LSSU Cannabis Center of Excellence (CoE).
Katherine Stenerson, Principal Scientist, Research & Development at MilliporeSigma, discusses her work to improve cannabis testing workflows for potency, pesticide residues, and terpenes as well as the pain points with testing in those areas and how to overcome it.
Katherine Stenerson, Principal Scientist, Research & Development at MilliporeSigma, discusses the next steps in her cannabis research and other areas in the industry that excite her.
Aaron Hineman, Inorganic Product Line Leader at PerkinElmer, offers some insight into testing for heavy metals in cannabis and hemp such as why it’s important, how the state testing requirements vary, and what the future holds for testing in this area.
Aaron Hineman, Inorganic Product Line Leader at PerkinElmer, explains how an ICP-MS workflow can vary depending on the different products being testing. He also discusses the next steps in his research and other areas in the industry that excite him.
David Alonso, Applications Chemist at LECO Corporation, talks about his work creating more efficient sampling techniques and using GC and GCxGC-TOFMS for the efficient and comprehensive analysis of cannabis.
David Alonso, Applications Chemist at LECO Corporation, discusses the next steps in his cannabis research and other areas in the industry that excite him.
GW Pharmaceuticals recently announced the company’s financial results from the second quarter of 2019.
Leading scientists and researchers from the cannabis industry-Bob Clifford, Derek Laine, Sandy Mangan, Katherine Stenerson, and Justin Steimling-offer advice on how to get started for people that are new to cannabis testing.
University of the Sciences announced a new program for students interested in the cannabis industry: a specialized Cannabis Industry Masters of Business Administration (MBA) option.
Dr. Markus Roggen, Founder of Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures, offers tips about the pre- and post-extraction processing steps that might effect production quality, quantity, and reproducibility.
Dr. Markus Roggen, Founder of Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures, discusses the next steps in his research to improve cannabis extraction and other areas in the industry that excite him.
Dr. Jack Henion, Cofounder and CSO, Advion, Inc., talks about his research to determine the potency and pesticides in cannabis and hemp products using a single quadrupole mass spectrometer equipped with diverse sample introduction methods.
Dr. Jack Henion, Cofounder and CSO, Advion, Inc., discusses the next steps in his cannabis research and other areas in the industry that excite him.
Josh Crossney, president and CEO of CSC Events, discusses some the latest trends he’s noticed in the cannabis industry as well as the challenges and misconceptions that still need to be overcome.
Josh Crossney, president and CEO of CSC Events, discusses some of the most interesting topics in cannabis, the push for more medical research in the U.S., and what he’s excited to see happen in the future.
What are the biggest challenges in cannabis cultivation? Our panel of experts discuss indoor versus outdoor; the reasons why one is preferred over the other; and how the outcome influences the properties of the plant itself.
Two leading extraction scientists and researchers from the cannabis indusry discuss techniques and methods used in successful cannabis extraction.
There is a better, high-tech way of making sure cannabis plants are truly healthy. Here's how.
Patricia Atkins of Spex CertiPrep discusses her work using pressurized fluid and dispersive solid extraction to maximize analytical cannabis extractions and sample clean-up.
Patricia Atkins of Spex CertiPrep discusses the next steps in her cannabis-related research and what excites her most in the field.
Andrew Fornadel of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments discusses his work using ICP-MS to test for metals in cannabis.
Here, Andrew Fornadel of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments shares the next steps in his research testing for metals in cannabis and more.
How do states create their regulations for independent testing laboratories? Here, Lori Dodson sheds some light on how the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission handled their regulations.
Here Lori Dodson, Deputy Director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, offers advice to other states setting up regulations, potential revisions to Maryland’s regulations, and what she is excited about in the industry going forward.
Experts in cannabis anaylsis discuss, in their opinion, the the best method for cannabis analysis in part II of this two-part series.
One of the biggest concerns about cannabis consumption for law enforcement is determining if a driver is too high to drive. Now there’s an app that could be the answer.
