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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 third 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 2021, and the 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: December "An assessment of heavy metal contaminants related to cannabis-based products in the South African market" South African cannabis-based products that were submitted to a private laboratory for the determination of heavy metals residues were analyzed. The presence of each heavy metal residue was determined in order to establish which residues are most prevalent in samples. Two specifications were considered for both oral as well as inhalation limits: United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <232>/<233> and the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Q3D. To date, no data of this kind exist in South Africa specifically relating to cannabis-based medicinal, recreational, or complementary products ... (Full article...) Recently featured: ▪ Essential oil of Cannabis sativa L: Comparison of yield and chemical composition of 11 hemp genotypes ▪ Risk assessment of over-the-counter cannabinoid-based cosmetics: Legal and regulatory issues governing the safety of cannabinoid-based cosmetics in the UAE ▪ Metabolomic analysis of cannabinoid and essential oil profiles in different hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) phenotypes — 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: NEW: LIMS Buyer’s Guide for Cannabis Testing Laboratories, Summer 2021 Edition LIMSpec for Cannabis Testing, 2021 Edition Starting a Cannabis Testing Laboratory, Second Edition Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States, Third 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 26 journal articles.

News and updates August 24, 2021: I'm pleased to announce a new guide that has been released, the LIMS Buyer’s Guide for Cannabis Testing Laboratories. This guide recognizes the challenges of the current cannabis testing environment for laboratories and identifies the value of the laboratory information management system (LIMS) towards lessening the impact of those challenges on the cannabis testing lab. Not only does it address how the acquisition process should be approached and who the key players are, but it also addresses the current state of cannabis testing, and how well-implemented informatics can play a role towards a more efficient and compliant lab. Finally, an RFI for evaluating cannabis testing LIMS vendors is included to help you with the acquisition process. I hope you find this guide helpful! Shawn Douglas (talk) 17:35, 24 August 2021 (UTC)   January 12, 2021: This is just a brief update to announce two things. First, the guide Starting a Cannabis Testing Laboratory has received a slight update for 2021. Some of the statistics were a little outdated, and some of the citations were broken. This update also tweaked grammar a bit more and added a few new sentences to clarify points. However, given that U.S. Federal legalization is still not a reality, most of the content still remains highly relevant, if not largely the same. Second, a specification document—LIMSpec for Cannabis Testing—developed for cannabis testing software systems, e.g., LIMS, has been released. It's largely derived from the base LIMSpec document on LIMSwiki but tweaked to address the needs of a cannabis testing laboratory. Hope you find these documents useful! Shawn Douglas (talk) 17:57, 12 January 2021 (UTC) — Read more archived news —