Since legalization at the start of 2018, California’s legal cannabis market has been expanding rapidly, in part due to the wide array of new product types. Many of these are complex matrices (e.g. edibles, beverages, etc.) that have not been fully researched prior to state level compliance testing. Thus, cannabis testing laboratories are placed in the precarious position of having to provide accurate and precise testing methods for matrices that sometimes have no research and development periods. With no prior literature on cannabis testing, fractured scientific requirements from state to state, and a constant stream of new product types, it falls on the cannabis testing laboratories to research the analyses of these disparate matrices and establish scientific standards for cannabis product testing. Building on previously disclosed findings relating to signal suppression of cannabis-infused chocolates, this presentation will focus on a wider array of both cannabinoids and chocolate types, and on determining the exact cause of the signal suppression. This research is beneficial to all levels of the legal cannabis market, as consumers, producers, and the scientific community all benefit from sound analytical testing research on cannabis-infused products.<br/>

Investigation into signal suppression of cannabis-infused chocolates

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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