Cannabis research is booming and the applications and delivery of cannabis to living beings has never received more attention.   In the wake of an opioid abuse epidemic in the US for example, cannabis research continues to seek new uses for cannabis.  Delivery systems are scrutinized to ensure they perform as intended and advertised, often to the same rigor as the cannabis products themselves.  Regardless of compassionate or recreational use, consumers are entitled to know their products are appropriately labeled and to know that such products are free from overt adulteration and contamination.  In addition to our national need, the growing need of international cannabis businesses look to the US for established and accepted regulatory requirements.  All parties recognize the over-arching need for analytical testing protocols as one measure to ensure effective product characterization.<br/> <br/>Although the cannabis plant is a dynamic and complex system with many components, the strategy of single compound- single analyte analysis is necessary.  As of the time of this writing, no standard analytical test method for such analyses exist. This session will explore the need for standards and consensus test methods and discuss the objectives and achievements of several international scientific communities that have endeavored to establish the first validated and vetted analytical test methods.<br/>

Movement toward consensus analytical test methods and standards for the cannabis community to ensure consistent product characterization

255th National Meeting (2018)

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