ABSTRACT The Cannabis sativa L. plant has a complex chemical composition, containing various chemical compounds such as terpenes, sugars, hydrocarbons, steroids, flavonoids, and amino acids. Few works…
Analysis by HPLC is the most reliable and accurate method of measuring active components in Cannabis products. SIELC developed special line of columns, Cannsep, which allows…
A recent visit to my daughter at U.S. Army base Fort Sill left me admiring the efficiency of discrete roles within the Army—infantry, field artillery,…
For some cannabis-based product developers reversed-phase chromatography has become the analytical tool of choice for determining the extract content profile as well as for purification of specific cannabinoid…
Cannabinoid Analytical Separations Cannabinoid Analytical and Preparative Separations Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) is a relatively new technique that offers several advantages including faster run times,…
Before developing the methods to extract cannabinoids from cannabis plant material, there are a number of steps that will need to be understood and implemented.…
The dried and milled plant material will be extracted with the solvent of choice (e.g. ethanol) to generate a liquid extract of the Cannabis plant.…
Decarboxylation of cannabinoids. The cannabis plant manufactures phytocannabinoids in a carboxylic acid form (e.g. THCA and CBDA). These chemicals are not orally active in this form…
The CBD extraction and purification process The extraction of Cannabis plant material and the purification of distinct fractions will be a step-wise process. Each step…
Cannabis is among the commonest of street drugs to be subjected to chemical analysis. The medical and legalized use of marijuana also requires laboratory…