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A Streamlined Cannabis Microbiology Workflow Utilizing Culture Media and MALDI-TOF
January 18th 2024Josh Smith, Director of Operations at Therapeutic Health Choice, shares his thoughts on the ideal cannabis microbiology workflow. This interview will cover the benefits of a culture media-based screening process that utilizes MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for confirmation of suspected pathogens.
A Streamlined Cannabis Microbiology Workflow Utilizing Culture Media and MALDI-TOF (January 2024)
January 18th 2024Josh Smith, Director of Operations at Therapeutic Health Choice, shares his thoughts on the ideal cannabis microbiology workflow. This interview will cover the benefits of a culture media-based screening process that utilizes MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for confirmation of suspected pathogens.
Testing Cannabis for Microbes in the California
October 20th 2022Adam Floyd, CEO of The Soil Labs, speaks on the current challenges facing cannabis compliance testing in California, including common difficulties labs are facing and what the future holds for compliance testing in the cannabis industry.
Microbial Analysis in Cannabis in the State of CA
October 20th 2022Adam Floyd, CEO of The Soil Labs, speaks on the current challenges facing cannabis compliance testing in California, including common difficulties labs are facing and what the future holds for compliance testing in the cannabis industry.
Discover AOAC INTERNATIONAL’s Cannabis Analytical Science Program
June 15th 2022Wednesday June 15th, 2022 11 am EDT | 8 am PDT | 3 pm GMT | 5 pm CET Tune in to this joint webcast with AOAC INTERNATIONAL, which will provide an overview of AOAC’s Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP), on the forefront of standards and methods for the analysis of cannabis and hemp. Learn what CASP has accomplished over the last few years and how you can get involved in this growing program.
Monitoring Air Environments in Cannabis
April 28th 2022April 28th 2022 at 2 pm EDT| 11am PDT | 8pm CET | 7pm GMT Air monitoring in a cannabis facility is an easy, effective way to identify problems before they compromise product or result in a laboratory failure. A panel of industry experts from Hardy Diagnostics break down everything you need to know about air sampling methods, regulations, and equipment.
In the Cannabis Lab with Josh Smith from Telic Labs
March 23rd 2022Hardy Diagnostics is proud to host a conversation with the president and CSO from Telic Labs, Josh Smith. This discussion will offer an inside look at the cannabis testing lab, focusing on the challenges and opportunities facing private labs. Josh Smith offers insights on the current regulatory requirement landscape in highly regulated cannabis markets and offers an informed opinion on what labs should be thinking about in order to prepare for the future. With a clear understanding of both the analytical chemistry and microbiology aspects of the testing program, Josh Smith is an invaluable resource to labs at any stage of development.
The Evolution of Cannabis Science: A Mutualism Between Regulation and Standardization
October 20th 2021Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST Claire Patterson, manager of the Scientific & Legal Section of the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) discusses the changing landscape of the cannabis industry. We will discuss the challenges and successes of our journey so far and identify ways that all members of the industry can work together to identify collaborations in order to push the scientific envelope for the betterment of the industry. She believes that, as an industry, we can and should look to identify these collaborations so that we may all be responsible for leading the charge in discovery and standardization, protecting consumers, and ultimately creating a landscape in which the cannabis industry can continue to grow and evolve.
