Cannabinoids

is the President and Founder, jCanna, Inc. and Cannabis Science Conference. He is also a contributing editor for Cannabis Science & Technology.

Articles

A review on a handful of recent articles related to COVID-19 and cannabis as well as an interview with a top medical cannabis expert—Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti.

A Storm of Research Activity into Cannabis and Coronavirus A Closer Look at Expanding Research of Cannabinoids and Terpenes in COVID-19

Op-ed on a new study related to how cannabidiol (CBD) exerts its clinical efficacy.

New Study Links Cannabidiol’s Multitudinous Effects to Disruption of Cholesterol Homeostasis

Ric Cuchetto discusses the technology behind THC remediation and some of the challenges it presents.

THC Remediation: A Basic Understanding

This article explores the pros and cons of grinding cannabis prior to extraction along with the effects of particle size.

To Grind or Not To Grind

An interview with Dr. Bonni Goldstein on treating patients during a pandemic, telemedicine, cannabis research, and more.

Treating Immunocompromised Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic:  A Conversation with Dr. Bonni Goldstein

A rapid LC–MS/MS method is presented for the quantitative analysis of 16 cannabinoids in hemp samples with a single dilution protocol.

Rapid Analysis of 16 Major and Minor Cannabinoids in Hemp Using LC–MS/MS with a Single Sample Dilution and Injection

is a Senior Scientist at Agilent Technologies and a Visiting Professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

This article focuses on the use of GC–MS for the analysis of derivatized cannabinoids in hempseed oil matrix.

A Brief Review of Derivatization Chemistries for the Analysis of Cannabinoids Using GC–MS

A review of the chemical makeup of cannabis extracts and how they affect the human body. From terpenes to cannabinoids, this article takes a deep dive into the chemistry of cannabis extracts.

Exploring the Chemical Makeup of Cannabis Extract by Method

An interview with an amazing family of four doctors—the Knox Docs—who are key opinion leaders in cannabis therapeutics, endocannabinology, and cannabinoid medicine.

The First Family of Cannabinoid Medicine: The Knox Docs

A closer look at some of the current in vitro evidence suggesting that cannabinoids possess potent activity against a range of gram-positive bacteria.

The Role of Cannabinoids in the Global Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance 

Dr. Linda Klumpers discusses her interest in neuroscience, her most significant work, success stories from Cannify—an online science-matching tool—and more.

Cannabinoids + Clinical Pharmacology: A Q&A with Dr. Linda Klumpers

is an Application Scientists with Agilent Technologies in Wilmington, Delaware.

This study highlights a potential concern for the quantitation of acid phytocannabinoids.

The Stability of Acid Phytocannabinoids Using Electrospray Ionization LC–MS in Positive and Negative Modes

A large data set from Washington (140,000 flower samples) is scrutinized here for evidence of consistently propagated strains with higher than a 2-to-1 ratio.

Are There Limits to the Range of Possible Cannabinoid Ratios in Plants?

How to Choose the Right Instrumentation for Cannabinoid and Terpene Analysis

Applications of a quantitative mid-infrared spectrometer for hemp farmers, hemp extractors, state regulators, and law enforcement are discussed.

Quantitation of Cannabinoids in Dried Ground Hemp by Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

A review of the literature to examine the analgesic properties of cannabis.

Medical Cannabis for Analgesia: Growth and Development

Dr. Andrea Holmes discusses how she’s using colorimetric analysis to discover novel minor cannabinoids, the potential role of smartphone compatibility in detection, what’s next for cannabinoid research, and more.

How One Professor Is Using Colorimetric Analysis to Broaden Cannabis Research

This article reviews state-of-the-art approaches to produce cyclodextrinphytocannabinoid complexes, related processing and analytical techniques, and implications for cannabis product development.

Solubilization of Phytocannabinoids Using Cyclodextrins

This review article from an experienced pharmaceutical microbiologist discusses the risks of microbial contamination for the full range of cannabis-derived products and recommends the most appropriate microbiological quality requirements for each product.

Microbiological Attributes of Cannabis-Derived Products

Better, accurate and more reliable analytical testing is needed in the industry. The author discusses one such method that goes well beyond the current contaminant testing done today in most laboratories.