In Part 2, Green sits down with Matthew Elmes, director of new product development at Cannacraft to learn about product development and some of the challenges in the marijuana and CBD industries.

Ever wonder why cannabis compliance testing costs are so high? In this article we highlight recent economics research on the direct and indirect costs of compliance laboratory testing.

The Cannabis Chemistry Guide: An Introduction to Analytical Testing in Product Development.

In this series of articles, Aaron Green sits down and interviews a number of industry executives leading manufacturing and extraction companies. In Part 1, Green sits down with George Sadler, president and co-founder of House of Platinum to hear about product development, manufacturing and how his business is growing.

R&D potency testing is a valuable and often necessary analytical tool for measuring cannabinoid content of cannabis products. At a cost of ranging from $55 to $75 per test, R&D potency testing can represent a significant line item in cultivation and product development budgets.

The cannabis industry is no stranger to false advertising and misleading labeling on packaged products. In this post we examine an important case (POM Wonerful v Coca Cola) which highlights the importance of correctly testing and labeling packaged products.

Strict regulations on pesticide content in cannabis products make sourcing ingredients challenging. Often, pesticide-free cannabis extract is readily available, but finding ingredients that are pesticide-free can require getting creative.

Dynamic light scattering (DLS) is a rapid and non-invasive analytical technique for determining the size of particles and macromolecules in an cannabis emulsion or colloidal system.

The WHO has declared the spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic. What can cannabis businesses do to help mitigate the spread of disease and help keep their communities safe?