Ep 22, Part II: Decoding Cannabis Terminology with Jini Glaros

Published on: August 22, 2024

In Part II of this episode, host Evan Friedmann and Jini Glaros, Chief Scientific Officer at Modern Canna Labs, continue their discussion on Jini’s upcoming presentations for the American Chemical Society Fall meeting and the AOAC International Annual Meeting, highlighting her study comparing five moisture measurement techniques. They also discuss the potential impact of Florida's cannabis legalization on the industry, both medical and recreational.

The Fall Meeting of the American Chemical Society will be held in Denver August 16-22, with cannabis sessions in the morning and afternoon of Monday the 19th followed by the CANN mixer and then the Sci-Mix Poster Session. There will be additional cannabis sessions in the afternoon on Tuesday and Wednesday the 20th and 21st.

The Annual Meeting of AOAC International will be held in Baltimore August 24-28, with Jini and my workshop taking place from 3-4:30pm on Sunday the 25th. Additional cannabis focused programming will be held Monday the 26th from 3:45-5:15pm, on Tuesday the 27th from 1245 to 230 The Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) will meet followed by a Cannabis Community Meeting from 4:30-6pm, and then on Wednesday from 8:15 to 9:45am.

Literature Recommendations:

Marijuana: A Short History, 2nd Edition by John Hudak
The Analytical Chemistry of Cannabis: Quality Assessment, Assurance, and Regulation of Medicinal Marijuana and Cannabinoid Preparations, 1st Edition by Brian F. Thomas, Mahmoud A. ElSohly
Agricultural Agents Utilizing Matrix Calibrations for Accurate Quantification of Contaminants in Cannabis Products by Jini Glaros et al
- To be published this fall in the Journal of Testing and Evaluation from ASTM International