Webcasts

Thursday, February 10, 2022 and Friday, February 11, 2022
Cannabis presents an opportunity to be part of an exciting expanding industry.  See ideas about building a successful team and robust methodology through industry and academic partnerships.

Grow Your Skills in the Budding Cannabis Industry: A Virtual Symposium

Wednesday January 12th, 2022 at 2:00pm EST | 1pm CST | 11am PST 

This webcast will examine molecular biology workflows used in many different fields from agricultural and cannabis to forensic and clinical sciences to give analysts a more in-depth knowledge of the interaction of sample preparation and extraction genetic analysis.

Maximizing Molecular Biological Analysis

Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 2pm EST | 1pm CST | 11am PST

Spectroscopy and chromatography are key analytical techniques in the organic laboratory.  Understanding the ways to optimize organic analysis can often be the key to accurate results.  In this webcast, the concepts for maximizing chromatography efficiency will be examined along with the helpful lab hacks and best practices to get the most out of organic laboratory analyses.

Lab Hacks and Best Practices for Optimizing Organic Analytical Analysis

Thursday December 9th , 2021 at 2pm EST | 1pm CST | 11am PST
Avoid unwanted manufacturing issues with the proper vacuum technology, systemization, and maintenance.  Learn about selecting the right vacuum technology and discover ways to optimize vacuum equipment.

Level Up Your Cannabis Processing with Vacuum Technology

Tuesday November 30th from 10am-12pm EST | 9am-11am CST | 8am-10am PST

The 2nd Annual Hemp Science and Technology Virtual Symposium sponsored by Cannabis Science and Technology magazine features two full days of talks relevant to hemp analysis labs, growers, extractors, and regulators. Come learn about the state of the art in hemp extraction, cultivation, and analysis from panels of expert scientists.

2nd Annual Hemp Science & Technology Virtual Symposium

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 2pm EST | 1pm CST | 11am PST
How problematic are label claims in the hemp/CBD market? And how can third-party certifications restore consumer and retailer confidence?

Chapter 5: Label Claims and the Role of Certification

Monday, November 15, 2021 at 2pm EST | 1pm CST | 11am PST Contamination and error are often the bane of analytical laboratories. In this webcast, we will take a critical look at the sources of the contamination in the inorganics laboratory and the techniques to reduce error to produce more accurate results.

Controlling Contamination in Trace Elemental Sample Preparation and Analysis

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 2pm EST | 1pm CST | 11am PST
Western honey bees ingesting phytocannabinoid-rich extracts produce pharmacologically active cannabinoid metabolites in their raw honey. These metabolites enhance the pharmacokinetic profile of cannabidiol in human and rodent models. 

Characterizing Xenobiotic Hemp Metabolites in the Raw Honey of Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) by UHPLC–MS/MS

**Friday, October 29, 2021 at 2pm EDT | 1pm CDT | 11am PDT**Friday, November 5, 2021 at 2pm EDT | 1pm CDT | 11am PDT**Learn how to analyze cannabis samples using the AOAC official methodology for microwave digestion and elemental analysis. As well as tips and tricks to improve analysis, confidence in data, and reduce retesting.

Official First Action AOAC Method for the Determination of Heavy Metals in a Variety of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST

Claire Patterson, manager of the Scientific & Legal Section of the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) discusses the changing landscape of the cannabis industry. We will discuss the challenges and successes of our journey so far and identify ways that all members of the industry can work together to identify collaborations in order to push the scientific envelope for the betterment of the industry. She believes that, as an industry, we can and should look to identify these collaborations so that we may all be responsible for leading the charge in discovery and standardization, protecting consumers, and ultimately creating a landscape in which the cannabis industry can continue to grow and evolve.