LSSU and Agilent: Training the next generation of cannabis industry experts
1. Gain a Competitive Advantage with Innovative, Reliable Cannabis Testing Solutions Learn more
Whether you manufacture or test cannabis, you face the challenge of delivering high-quality products, increasing sample volume, and meeting emerging regulations. Agilent offers best-in-class cannabis and hemp analysis solutions featuring robust instruments, software, services, and consumables. Our team of experts can develop, implement, and optimize methods to get you up and running quickly.
2. Method Testing Labs accelerates its cannabis testing business with Agilent Instrument Subscriptions Watch video
Hear how Agilent Instrument Subscriptions gives Method Testing Labs the power to get started quickly, reduce risk, and flexibly support their changing business needs. Hear from other Agilent customers and partner testing labs about their experience.
3. From Sample Preparation through Data Analysis, Best Practices for Cannabis Testing Watch videos
In this series of brief videos, Agilent cannabis testing experts define the dos and don’ts for robust and reliable sample preparation, testing methods for cannabinoids in challenging matrices, customized tips for edibles sample preparation, and residual pesticide analyses using both LC/MS/MS and GC/MS/MS. We invite you to get a cup of coffee, relax, and watch these light-hearted but highly educational videos with your colleagues.
4. Top Tips for Success: Potency and Pesticides Testing Learn More
This guide covers best practices for laboratories involved in potency testing. Benjamin Southwell, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Lake Superior State University, offers tips about sample preparation techniques, methods, quality control, reporting and analysis, instrument maintenance, and more.
Ep 25: Cannabis Quality Differentiation Beyond Cannabinoid Content
February 28th 2025In this latest installment of Noid Knowledge we are joined by Julie Kowalski, a leading mind in analytical chemistry and cannabis testing. Julie has arranged a very compelling symposium for Pittcon entitled Cannabis Aroma: Advances and Challenges in Determining and Commercializing Cannabis Product Quality Attributes. It is taking place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM in room 209. The session features top notch speakers, including several previous guests of this show, and yours truly, discussing the next generation of quality assessment in cannabis.
Ep 24, Part III: Data Transparency in Cannabis Testing with Yasha Kahn
December 26th 2024In the final part of this episode, Evan Friedmann and Yasha Kahn discuss the need for a national entity to centralize cannabis data collection, moving from snapshot data to continuous updates. They emphasize the importance of accurate lab data and adverse event tracking, suggesting QR codes on packaging to report issues. Yasha suggests harsher consequences for result manipulation and suggests collaboration between state departments and federal entities to support underfunded regulators. They also discuss the potential benefits of off-the-shelf testing and the importance of stability testing. Finally, Yasha shares his top three reading recommendations for the audience.
