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In this study, dried cannabis flower found to have yeast and mold during compliance screening were randomly chosen to be plated at two different incubation temperatures to compare total amount of yeast and mold growth.

Temperature Comparison of 3M Rapid Yeast and Mold Petrifilm Utilizing Manufacturer’s Suggested Temperatures on Dried Cannabis Flower (Cannabis spp.)

What are the environmental implications of energy consumption for outdoor, indoor, and greenhouse cultivation?

The Environmental Implications of Energy Consumption in Cannabis Cultivation

This article explores what we do and don’t know about the origins of Cannabis ssp. from a botanical perspective and outlines some of the hypotheses proposed to explain the “why” of cannabinoid production in plants and the approaches that researchers are taking to try and answer this elusive question.

Back to the Root The Role of Botany and Plant Physiology in Cannabis Testing, Part IV: The Botany of Cannabinoids or Why Do Plants Produce Cannabinoids and What’s in it for Them?

How quickly can a cannabis or hemp testing laboratory see return on investment?

Starting a QC Cannabis or Hemp Laboratory: Testing Requirements, Initial Expenses, and ROI

Patricia Atkins is a Senior Applications Scientist with SPEX CertiPrep and a member of both the AOAC and ASTM committees for cannabis.

Here we examine the history of cannabis in the US, the role the USP played in that field, and the new role the USP is taking with cannabis for medical use.

Everything Old is New Again: Cannabis Returns to USP

Dmitry Kurouski discusses the groundbreaking work his team is conducting using a handheld Raman spectrometer to identify cannabis and hemp plants.

How to Distinguish Between Hemp and Cannabis Plants Using Raman Spectroscopy

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?

This tutorial article outlines a holistic approach to scaling up.

Scaling Up Facilities for Hemp  and Cannabis Production:  An Engineering Primer

Here we review the current and pertinent literature in utilizing cannabis derivatives in animals and discuss the future forecast of cannabis in veterinary medicine.

Cannabis for Animals: A Look Into Cannabis as Medicine for Pets

This article explores how vapor pressure differentials (VPD) affect transpiration rates in cannabis plants. Understanding of VPD at different temperatures and relative humidities, and its effect on this process, is important to gain maximum plant growth.