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Risk Assessment and Risk Management in the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries
The medical and pharmaceutical industries are involved with new product development and manufacturing (such as medical devices & products, medicines, and combinations thereof). Risk management is a regulatory requirement that [...]
CO2 and Butane (BHO) Cannabinoid Extraction Technology for Medical Cannabis Concentrates
Cannabinoid extraction using CO2 technology Cannabinoid extraction methods using CO2 begins with the freezing of Cannabis resin glands (trichomes). This is to make them easy to loosen from foliage and [...]
Cannabis GMP Quality Certification Regulatory Guidelines
The Medical Cannabis Quality Revolution Though its health benefits have been known for hundreds of years, it's only in the past few decades that the Cannabis plant has been [...]
Why Are GMP/GPP Essential For The Cannabis Industry?
What is GMP / GPP standard for Cannabis? GMP is defined as Good Manufacturing Practices. GPP is defined as Good Production Practices. In other words, it’s a collection of [...]
CBD Products: How To Make Sure Yours Is The Best Quality
With the wide range of CBD products on the market today, it’s hard to know whether what you purchase online is top-shelf or bottom of the pile. CBD is big [...]
Medical Cannabis Dispensaries: Here Are Best Practices
Higher Education: Good Practices At Medical Cannabis Dispensaries When we attach the term “medical” to a cannabis dispensary, it requires a higher level of knowledge, training, medical and health orientation [...]
Extraction Technology For Pharmaceutical Cannabis
Choosing the proper extraction technology for pharmaceutical grade cannabis is one of the most important issues in the design of any cannabis manufacturing facility. Before we start comparing extraction processes, [...]
How Can GMP Certification Boost Your Cannabis Business?
What Is GMP for the Cannabis Industry? GMP standards and principles are very common in the Pharmaceutical, dietary supplements, cosmetics, and medical devices industries. GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practice [...]
Cannabis Analytical And Quality Control Testing
Recently, we have been witnessing new and emerging growth in the Cannabis products' industry and quality control testing laboratories as a result of new regulatory requirements. In addition, patients and [...]
GxP – New Standards For Cannabis Products Quality Assurance
GxP stands for ‘Good Practices.’ The "x" can be replaced with Agriculture, Auditing, Documentation, Manufacturing, Clinical, Distribution, Security, Laboratory, Storage, Distribution, Review and others. Good practices are the recommended working [...]
The trimming process for Cannabis cultivation
Cannabis post-harvest stages There are many different stages in cannabis plant life from seedling, growing and flowering to harvesting and processing. This article will focus on one of the in-between [...]
Cannabinoid Separation Technologies
Cannabis is a natural plant that contains more than 600 different molecules which have potential therapeutic effects. The Cannabis plant, also contains Terpenoids – Phenols (Cannabinoids), Terpenes, Lipids, Flavonoids, Alkaloids [...]
Guidelines for Cannabis and Hemp cultivation in hydroponic facilities
The current global status of Hemp It is without question that the cannabis industry in general, especially cannabidiol (CBD), is headed toward becoming one of the larger new industries in [...]
Validation for the Cannabis industry
What is Validation in the Cannabis industry? Validation is documented evidence with a high degree of assurance that demonstrates that any cannabis related system, facility, equipment, process, software, procedure or [...]
Topical Cannabis Products: Creams, Paste, Gels and Semi-Solids
Cannabis plant material and the human skin Among the family of Cannabaceae plants, there are three common species: Cannabis sativa L, Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis Janisch. Among the chemical compounds [...]
GMP for the Cannabis Industry
Why is GMP certification needed in the Cannabis Industry? Just like any other product intended for human consumption, cannabis products must be safe, effective, and meet certain quality requirements, even [...]
Medical Cannabis Basic Information And Glossary
Medical Cannabis Introduction Cannabis has been used for thousands of years, with its roots dating back millennia, across all seven continents of the world. The cannabis plant can be divided [...]
From Hemp agriculture to medical-grade CBD GMP certified product
Industrial Hemp Vs. Medical Hemp Industrial hemp can be used for its fibers, seed (soil or food), oil and in the medical cannabis field. Each method has infinite applications but [...]
Cannabis Quality Assurance Using The GMP And HACCP Approach
HACCP and risk management in the Cannabis industry The HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) was originally developed for NASA food and nutritional supplement requirements in 1960. The [...]
Cannabinoids Crystallization – doing it right!
What is the Crystallization of Cannabinoids? Crystallization is a process when molecules arranged into a well-defined, rigid crystal lattice to minimize their energetic state due to the fact that a [...]
How To Achieve Safe, Effective And High Quality Cannabis Products
Quality of Cannabis products Cannabidiol (CBD) and other Cannabis-based products are becoming more and more popular, not only for patients but also for well-being purposes. Cannabis products are used for [...]
Project Risk Management in the Cannabis Industry
Basics in Risk Management A project, no matter in which industry, is a set of interconnected tasks intended to achieve a certain goal, with a particular set of resources, [...]
The History of Cannabis
In ancient times, the Cannabis plant was used in several different areas around the world. Several documents were found where medicinal and mental usage was described in the history of [...]
Cannabis Products And De-Carboxylation
What is De-Carboxylation? De-Carboxylation is a chemical reaction which releases carbon dioxide (CO2) as a result of what's called Carboxyl group removal. The carboxyl group removal actually removes Carbon atoms [...]
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