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April 02, 2019
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Featured Interview
Taking Cannabis to a New Level: A Closer Look at Doctors for Cannabis Regulations
Cannabis science is still a relatively new term and new field, but it should still be treated like any other scientific field–with experts weighing in and convening on the best path forward. Consumer safety, public awareness, regulations, and labeling are just a few of the challenges facing the cannabis industry. That's why David L. Nathan, MD, DFAPA, President, Board of Directors, founded his organization Doctors for Cannabis Regulations (DFCR). Here, Dr. Nathan discusses how the DFCR was formed, the efforts they have been making in the cannabis field, and plans for the future of the organization.
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Consumables for the Cannabis Lab
Shimadzu offers a wide range of consumables for the cannabis lab, allowing you to obtain high-quality data and keep your lab running efficiently. Options include standards, solvents, sample prep devices, and columns, including the NexLeaf brand, a superficially porous series of HPLC columns engineered to achieve the ultimate in resolution and sensitivity for the most challenging cannabis matrix.
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Ask the Experts: Cultivation
Ask the Experts: Cultivation, Part I: What Is the Biggest Challenge in Cannabis Cultivation?
Leading cultivators and researchers from the cannabis industry—Zac Hildenbrand, Inform Environmental, LLC; Karan Kapoor, Avana Canada Inc.; Autumn Karcey, Cultivo, Inc.; and Roger Kern, Agate Biosciences—participate in this round-table discussion series on cultivation. This month they discuss the biggest challenges in cannabis cultivation.
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Hawaii Allowing Any Out-of-State U.S. Medical Card Holder Access to Cannabis Dispensaries
U.S. cannabis patient visitors to Hawaii now able to buy medical cannabis
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35 Women Making an Impact in Cannabis Science and Medicine
In honor of Women's History Month in March, Josh Crossney featured some of the amazing women that will be speaking at the first Cannabis Science Conference East show taking place next week (April 8–10) in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Featured Articles
Tips and Tricks to Prevent Contamination in Your Grow Facility
This tutorial article addresses some typical sources of pathogen and pest contamination in grow facilities and provides practical advice on how to reduce the associated risks by using some best practices. It discusses preventive measures directed at minimizing the breeding grounds for fungi and bacteria inside the grow facility, limiting the spread of existing contaminations, and implementing sanitary measures at and around the entrances. The latter include controlling the presence and proliferation of other plant species growing nearby, some of which may be common garden vegetables.
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Five CBD Regulatory Myths
Where does cannabidiol's (CBD) legal status stand following the 2018 Farm Bill? One attorney looks at common misperceptions.
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Pesticide Screening and Testing Methodologies
Note discusses pesticide screening and testing using the QuEChERS method and LCMSMS.
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Adding New Compounds to an Existing LC-MS/MS Method
The analysis of synthetic cannabinoids and their metabolites can be a difficult and challenging task. Keeping up with the ever-growing list of synthetic cannabinoids that illicit drugmakers produce further complicates the analysis.
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Cannabis based samples' analysis
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