CANNABIS LABORATORY FUNDAMENTALS

1. An Introduction to Cannabis Laboratory Safety and Compliance Testing
2. Cannabis Safety Testing Laboratory Floor Planning & Design
3. Laboratory Safety from Site Selection to Daily Operation
4. Preparing Cannabis Laboratory Business License Applications
5. Quality Assurance and the Cannabis Analytical Laboratory
6. Cannabis Laboratory Management: Staffing, Training and Quality
7. Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
8. Pesticide and Mycotoxin Detection and Quantitation
9. Cannabinoid Detection and Quantitation
10. Utilizing GC-MS and GC Instrumentation for Residual Solvents in Cannabis and Hemp
11. Elemental Analysis of Cannabis and Hemp – Regulations, Instrumentation, and Best Practices
12. Quantitative Terpene Profiling from Cannabis Samples
13. Laboratory Safety and Compliance Testing for Microorganism Contamination in Marijuana

The legislative requirement for cannabis to undergo laboratory testing has followed legalization of medical and recreational use in every U.S. state to date. Cannabis safety testing is a new investment opportunity within the emerging cannabis market that is separate from cultivation, processing, and distribution, allowing individuals and organizations who may have been reluctant to enter previously a new entry route to the cannabis space. However, many of the costs, timelines, operational requirements, and compliance issues are overlooked by people who have not been exposed to regulated laboratory testing.
Cannabis Laboratory Fundamentals provides an in-depth review of the key issues that impact cannabis testing laboratories and provides recommendations and solutions to avoid common – but expensive – mistakes. The text goes beyond methodology to include sections on economics, regulation, and operational challenges, making it useful for both new and experienced cannabis laboratory operators, as well as all those who want to understand the opportunities and risks of this industry.

Features
• Applies strategies and tactics used by clinical diagnostic laboratories to cannabis testing laboratories, making it the first professional guide of its kind
• Offers guidance from experienced cannabis laboratory operators on business planning, financial modeling, instrument selection and more to help new professionals avoid common mistakes
• Goes beyond methodology to offer insight into the economics and regulation of the cannabis industry, as well as key operational challenges