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Noid Factoid from Episode 23
Author(s)Erin McEvoy
Listen to a Noid Factoid from Susan Audino, PhD, founder of S.A. Audino & Associates, LLC, and co-founder of Saturn Scientific, LLC.
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On this three part episode of our Noid Knowledge podcast, host Evan Friedmann is joined by Susan Audino, PhD, founder of S.A. Audino & Associates, LLC, and co-founder of Saturn Scientific, LLC. They discuss standards for accreditation, THC cap, and the complexities of sampling and testing in the cannabis industry.
Check out the video below for a quick Noid Factoid from Susan!
Catch up on all three parts of Episode 23:
Transcription:
Hi, I'm Susan Audino, and my Noid Factoid is that the first synthetic cannabinoid was actually developed here in the United States at Clemson University in 2008. It was marketed as “spice.” It's still produced in mass quantities, typically in China, which is then shipped as a powder to other countries, and nowadays it's actually a controlled substance in many countries. So there you have it, the origin of the synthetic cannabinoids.
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