A holder of a licence must not sell or export a cannabis product unless: Testing conducted by validated methods. Validation means establishing documented evidence that will provide a high degree of assurance that the testing methods must lead to the predetermined specifications and quality consistently and reproducibly results in cannabis…
This method separates analytes on the basis of polarity. NP-HPLC uses polar stationary phase and non-polar mobile phase. Therefore, the stationary phase is usually silica and typical mobile phases are hexane, methylene chloride, chloroform, diethyl ether, and mixtures of these…
With the recent legalization of cannabis, there is rapid growth in the cannabis industry in terms of research and development of new instruments to test and analyze cannabinoids as well as active ingredients introduced during the production. However, with these growths, regulatory requirements must be met and with new developments, we must ask how efficient and safe are these methods? First, we must look at the compliance testing requirements in Canada and…
Attitudes towards cannabis are changing worldwide, what was once considered a dangerous drug associated with cocaine and heroin, is now viewed as beneficial for its therapeutic uses and medicinal properties. As the cannabis industry expands due to decriminalization and legalization of cannabis globally, a growing number of producers will have to meet an expanding market for products. The need for Quality Control (QC) becomes even more essential to ensure…