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Welcome to CannaQAwiki, an encyclopedia for Cannabis and hemp, and the scientific and regulatory aspects that surround them. Welcome to CannaQAWiki. This wiki continues to be a work in progress, but new content is slowly being added. For example, check out the latest fourth edition of our guide Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States. Additionally, the guide Starting a Cannabis Testing Laboratory has been updated for 2023, and an updated version of LIMSpec for Cannabis Testing has been released. Check back soon for additional content!

Get started New to CannaQAwiki? We're kind of new to this as well. In case you don't know where to begin, here are some starting points for you:   Our content so far... Our journal articles so far... Cannabis Cannabis (drug) Hemp Cannabinoid Terpene Seed-to-sale

Featured article of the month: September "High levels of pesticides found in illicit cannabis inflorescence compared to licensed samples in Canadian study using expanded 327 pesticides multiresidue method" As Cannabis was legalized in Canada for recreational use in 2018 with the implementation of the Cannabis Act, regulations were put in place to ensure safety and consistency across the cannabis industry. This includes the requirement for licence holders to demonstrate that no unauthorized pesticides are used to treat cannabis or have contaminated it. In this study, we describe an expanded 327 multi-residue pesticide analysis in cannabis inflorescence to confirm if the implementation of the Cannabis Act is providing safer licensed products to Canadians in comparison to those of the illicit market ... (Full article...) Recently featured: ▪ Characterization of trichome phenotypes to assess maturation and flower development in Cannabis sativa L. by automatic trichome gland analysis ▪ Combined ambient ionization mass spectrometric and chemometric approach for the differentiation of hemp and marijuana varieties of Cannabis sativa ▪ Academic-industry partnership advancing cannabis science: The Complementary Care Practice-Based Research Network — See more archived featured articles —

Articles and reference works Our wiki is young and will take time to grow. However, here are some of our important topical articles and guides, as well as reference works like lists and tables (which specifically appear in the "RefWork" namespace):   Topical articles and guides: UPDATED: LIMSpec for Cannabis Testing, 2023 Edition UPDATED: Starting a Cannabis Testing Laboratory, Third Edition LIMS Buyer’s Guide for Cannabis Testing Laboratories, Summer 2021 Edition Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States, Fourth Edition Cannabis testing regulations in Canada Cannabis testing regulations in California Our reference works (so far): Known cannabis associations, organizations, and interest groups Known cannabis testing regulations in the United States Known licensed cannabis cultivators in North America Known licensed cannabis testing laboratories in North America Known vendors of cannabis testing instruments, software, and equipment

CannaQAwiki journal articles Open-access articles becoming more common A CannaQAwiki journal article is a selected open-access article relating to scientific aspects of the Cannabis plant, free to republish elsewhere with proper citation. You can browse the collection using the tools below. Journal articles Browse all 46 journal articles.

News and updates June 23, 2023: A third edition of Starting a Cannabis Testing Laboratory has been released. This latest iteration updates statistics, adds a few new regulation updates, and significantly updates many of the guide's references and facts. The update also adds additional information concerning analytical methods, as well as laboratory systems and their role in the cannabis testing lab. Resources were also updated and expanded. Additionally the LIMSpec for Cannabis Testing has been updated to included the latest version of LIMSpec, modified for the cannabis laboratory seeking a laboratory informatics solution! Shawn Douglas (talk) 19:05, 23 June 2023 (UTC)   August 10, 2022: A fourth edition of Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States has been released! This latest iteration updates many statistics, adds new regulation updates, and significantly updates many of the guide's resources such as the list of approved cannabis cultivators and testing laboratories. The update also adds additional context to standardization and accreditation efforts, including enforcement and quality subsections. It also adds a few more contextual bits of information about laboratory automation and its role in the cannabis testing lab. Shawn Douglas (talk) 14:31, 10 August 2022 (UTC) — Read more archived news —