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In our November/December issue:
Cannabis Analysis
Error, Accuracy, and Precision
Brian C. Smith
Find out if you know the difference between accuracy and precision
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Cultivation Classroom
Curbing the Cannabis Industry’s Appetite for Energy
Roger Kern
A look at energy consumption in the cannabis industry and suggestions on how cultivator’s can reduce those costs.
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Features
Setting the Standard: Considerations When Handling
DEA-Exempt Cannabinoid Reference Standard Preparations
Used for Potency Determination
Catharine E. Layton and Andrew J. Aubin
Reference standard qualifications are discussed and techniques for qualifying incoming reference standards are suggested.
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Leveraging Selectivity and Efficiency to Take the Strain Out
of LC–UV Method Development for Cannabinoid Profiling
Justin Steimling
Here the LC–UV separation of 16 cannabinoids of interest was performed while the potential impact from minor cannabinoids and terpenes on reported potency values was monitored.
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Certified Reference Material Manufacturing Challenges
Don Shelly
What to consider when creating or using certified reference materials
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Tutorials
Holding Data to a Higher Standard, Part II: When Every
Peak Counts—A Practical Guide to Reducing Contamination
and Eliminating Error in the Analytical Laboratory
Patricia Atkins
In this guide, we look at the most common sources of contamination and error in an analytical process.
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Rapid Screening of Cannabinoids in Edibles
Using Thermal Desorption-GC–MS
Rojin Belganeh and William Pipkin
A look at how TD-GC–MS analysis eliminates conventional sample preparation regimes and can be used as a good rapid screening technique.
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Major Engine of Growth in the Cannabis
Industry: State of the Art Formulation Technology
for Product Innovation and Expanded Applications
Andreas M. Papas
Which formulation choices will support safety, efficacy, stability, and consumer acceptance
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Cannabis Crossroads
Professor Jack Henion Shares Insights on Cannabis Research, Academia, and the Expanding Role of Mass Spectrometry
Joshua Crossney
Professor Jack Henion shares his insights on cannabis research, including challenges and opportunities in moving cannabis science forward.
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