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Top 5 -yesterday
- “Lack of standards in cannabis testing labs are leading to inaccurate results”
- Dr. Greenhouse launches Vapor Pressure Deficit calculator app for indoor cultivation and greenhouses
- US (NY): Cresco Labs granted $38 million tax break for $209 million facility
- US: New York approves another 58 cannabis cultivators
- LED lighting sustains growth in industrial hemp
Top 5 -last week
- Aurora to shut down Aurora Sky facility
- “$13 million government grant shows trust in the NZ organic medicinal cannabis industry”
- US (OK): Tornado hits medical cannabis farm, nearly all 50 greenhouses destroyed
- “Third-party testing would prevent growers’ disappointment with the quality of their lights”
- Cultivating medical cannabis in South Africa: "High standards and costly, but profitable"
Top 5 -last month
- Aurora to shut down Aurora Sky facility
- Takeaways from the Legal Cannabis Coalition's symposium
- Canadian grower shows how to grow premium cannabis at scale
- “$13 million government grant shows trust in the NZ organic medicinal cannabis industry”
- Taking the Dutch cannabis seed production process to the Canadian market
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Christopher Martin, DEV Nutraproducts:“Lack of standards in cannabis testing labs are leading to inaccurate results”
“Cannabis testing continues to be one of the biggest problems in our industry,” says Christopher Martin, CEO at DEV Nutraproducts. The company produces pharmaceutical-grade gummies, and over the years, they have been running into issues when it comes to inaccurate testing results. “Different labs can…
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Exploring the relationship between cannabis science and nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is used extensively in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries, primarily in development and testing through instrumentation and microscopy, along with some advanced production techniques. The nascent medicinal and adult-use cannabis markets have a similar relationship with…
DanCann Pharma
DK: "Impressive test results show extreme product purity without radiation"
DanCann Pharma A/S announces unique results of analysis for its upcoming products. Tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) is one of the active substances extracted from cannabis, and DanCann Pharma has succeeded in extracting biomaterial with a solid content of THC. Now several laboratory tests show that the…
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“Achieving reduced drying time and energy consumption”What are the effects of constant and time-varying drying temperature on cannabis?
Drying is one of the most energy intensive post-harvest processes, but necessary for the preservation of products and their bioactive compounds. The selection of the drying technique and the operation parameters may have a major influence on the chemical and biological activity of products. However,…
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Post-harvest operations to generate high-quality medicinal cannabis products
The traditional cannabis plant as a medicinal crop has been explored for many thousands of years. The cannabis industry is rapidly growing; therefore, optimising drying methods and producing high-quality medical products have been a hot topic in recent years. In this study, researchers systemically…
