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New Frontiers in Cannabis and Hemp Testing, Part 1

Part 1: Best Practices for Hiring and Managing a Cannabis Testing Lab

Techniques for Addressing Common Challenges in Cannabis Testing

How Cannabis Labs Can Avoid Sample Prep and Analytical Process Pitfalls During Trace Metals Analysis

Analytic Testing of Cannabis and Hemp Edibles

Why Reliable THC Concentration Is Important and the Role of Analytical Data

The Ins and Outs of Starting a Cannabis Testing Lab 

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Sample introduction is one of the most critical steps in gas chromatographic analysis. In this webinar, we compare traditional headspace sampling with solid phase microextraction (SPME). The SPME-arrow technique is an optimization of the traditional SPME technique exploiting an increased adsorbent phase surface area. The increased sensitivity that is achieved by this technique allows identification and quantification of low abundant terpenes which in principle allows for better authenticity control of cannabis products by detecting compounds that are uniquely present in specific varieties. This technique also allows the use of much smaller sample volumes which is of interest when limited sample is available. In this webinar, the validated headspace and SPME-arrow techniques used in our laboratories are compared regarding their analytical precision, accuracy, reproducibility and LOQ.

Advantages and disadvantages of analytical strategies deployed for comprehensive terpene profiling in cannabis cultivars

Specificity merits of SPME adsorbents and time/temperature effects on sampling

How trace terpene analysis could be applied to verify/reject product authenticity

 Prof. Dr. Götz Schlotterbeck, Dean Study Program Chemistry / Bioanalytics & Cell Biology and Analytical Chemistry, FHNW (University of Applied Sciences and Arts), Muttenz, Switzerland

Part 3: Thursday, January 14, 2020 at 9am EST | 2pm GMT | 3pm CET

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***Live: Part 3: Thursday, January 14, 2020 at 9am EST | 2pm GMT | 3pm CET***Learn how the latest techniques in comprehensive terpene profiling of cannabis plant cultivars can be achieved using SPME-arrow.***On Demand until Jan.14 2021***

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