Processing

How can cannabis businesses start formulating like the pharmaceutical industry and why it’s important to do so.

Isolated CBD, full-spectrum oil, and even smokable hemp are all being diluted down by a draconian regulatory framework that needs to be changed to facilitate growth, innovation, and prosperity throughout the industry.

An exploration on what is driving more focus on extraction technology for cannabis, and the work being done to find solutions to certain issues that need to be addressed in extraction.

As globalization of demand for cannabis and its derivative products increase, new technology and artificial intelligence solutions can greatly boost the output of production and processing.

A review of the evolution of the ethanol extraction method within the cannabis industry, where it stands today, and the other alcohols that are being introduced to the cannabis extraction space.

Here, we take a closer look at buffers to see what solutions they might offer.

Here we discuss issues such as how a repeatable outcome is a critical component of developing cannabis as a reliable medicinal treatment, insight into how to work out extraction goals such as quality terpene development, and more.

Here we explore various refinement methods for removal of plant waxes from cannabis extract.

Understand what information to gather for cultivation operations, which KPIs are important, and how to interpret a performance benchmark.

How can cannabis enterprise resource planning software help organize your data?

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

How do falling films work and what are potential solutions to improve them?

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.

This article proposes cannabis labeling standards to serve as a foundation for the regulation of cannabis product packaging for both medical and adult-use products.

In this article, you will learn about the GxP requirements for laboratories, production facilities, and distribution of cannabis.

An explanation of the causes of potency loss in infused beverages from either a chemical or physical route.

What are some clear-cut methods to recognizing signs and certain types of contamination that can minimize risk and maximize production of pure, clean cannabis?

This study considers the use of ethanol as a co-solvent in a carbon dioxide extraction of cannabinoids and its effects on extraction time and overall raw yield.

A look at some important questions that business owners must consider during the initial design phase when starting an extraction facility.

A closer look at how cannabis cultivation management platforms can track data for you and make recommendations based on intelligence and logic discerned from the numbers.

This tutorial article outlines a holistic approach to scaling up.

A case study that demonstrates the utility and necessity of environmental screening in a cannabis production and processing facility.

Fluorescence spectroscopy was investigated as an in-line process monitoring tool for cannabis distillation to alleviate the challenges of specialized personnel, high costs, and low yields.

The final installment of this series reviews how processing parameters affect yields in extraction.

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.