Cannabis Science & Technology Issue Alert. Having trouble viewing this e-mail? CLICK HERE

Web Version Share with a Colleague Download the Issue Subscribe   In our July/August issue: Cannabis Analysis Cannabis Is Medicine. . . Test It like Medicine Brian C. Smith What changes need to be adopted in our industry to make the transition to the pharmaceutical industry testing paradigm? Read more »   Cultivation Classroom The Keys to Clean Cannabis Roger Kern Here we identify the main sources of disease that could impact grow operations and best practices for clean cannabis. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Potency, Pesticides, and Metals, Oh My! Achieving Superior Cannabis Analyses with Simple Sample Prep Tools On Demand Learn More »     Cannabis Crossroads "Amazon" John Easterling and Olivia Newton-John–Plant Medicine: A Personal Healing Journey Joshua M. Crossney "Amazon" John Easterling and Olivia Newton-John offer a preview of their plenary address from the 2019 Cannabis Science Conference West. Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT Cost-Effective Methods to Eliminate Toxic Contaminants from Cannabis and Hemp Extracts On Demand Learn More »     Features The What, How, and Why of Water Activity in Cannabis Brady P. Carter An explanation on the theory and measurement of water activity, its mode of action for microbial control, existing water activity regulations for cannabis, and more. Read more »   Microbiological Attributes of Cannabis-Derived Products Tony Cundell 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. Read more »   Strain-Specific Isolation of Terpenes Utilizing Microwave-Assisted Extraction Stephen C. Markle A look at the capabilities of microwave-assisted extraction and how the cannabis industry can utilize it. Read more »   Solubilization of Phytocannabinoids Using Cyclodextrins Alex Nivorozhkin This article reviews state-of-the-art approaches to produce cyclodextrinphytocannabinoid complexes, related processing and analytical techniques, and implications for cannabis product development. Read more »   Factors Influencing Yields in Extraction, Part III: Return Versus Effort and Associated Processing Parameters Krista Kulczycki and Aaron Godin The final installment of this series reviews how processing parameters affect yields in extraction. Read more »   Optimized Cannabis Microbial Testing: Combined Use of Extraction Methods and Pathogen Detection Tests Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Scott D. Leppanen, Heather Ebling, and Anthony Macherone This review introduces a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay and compares its performance to culture-based methods. Read more »     Download the issue           If you would like to submit an article to Cannabis Science and Technology contact Meg L'Heureux, Editor-in-Chief - MLHeureux@mmhgroup.com   Cannabis Science and Technology is free to qualified subscribers. To subscribe, Click here   Click here to contact the Cannabis Science and Technology sales team.