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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 "A sustainable approach for the reliable and simultaneous determination of terpenoids and cannabinoids in hemp inflorescences by vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction" Cannabis sativa L. is an intriguing plant that has been exploited since ancient times for recreational, medical, textile and food purposes. The plant's most promising bioactive constituents discovered so far belong to the terpenoid and cannabinoid classes. These specialized metabolites are highly concentrated in the plant aerial parts, and their chemical characterization is crucial to guarantee the safe and efficient use of the plant material irrespective of which use it is. This study investigates for the first time the use of vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction (Vac-HSSPME) as a sample preparation process in an analytical protocol based on Vac-HSSPME combined to fast gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis that aims at comprehensively characterizing both the terpenoid and cannabinoid profiles of Cannabis inflorescences in a single step ... (Full article...) Recently featured: ▪ A spectroscopic study to assess heavy metals absorption by a combined hemp-spirulina system from contaminated soil ▪ Chemical profiling and characterization of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. inflorescences by SPME-GC-MS and UPLC-MS ▪ An assessment of solvent residue contaminants related to cannabis-based products in the South African market — 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: LIMS Buyer’s Guide for Cannabis Testing Laboratories, Summer 2021 Edition LIMSpec for Cannabis Testing, 2021 Edition Starting a Cannabis Testing Laboratory, Second Edition UPDATED: 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 37 journal articles.

News and updates 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)   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) — Read more archived news —