Does Your Cannabis Potency Meet Expectations? Strategies for Potency Analysis

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Event Overview:

Accurate quantification of cannabinoids in various matrices is a critical workflow for maintaining lab relevancy in a growing industry. The cannabis industry currently is using a variety of methods with a range of accuracy and precision. An overview of analytical approaches and data quality for quantifying cannabinoids in various matrices will be presented.


Key Learning Objectives/What attendees will learn:

• Current challenges in potency analysis
• Comparison of LC-PDA, LC-MS, and IR based quantification strategies
• Assessing cost vs data confidence in an evolving regulatory environment
  
  
  Who Should Attend:
  
  Cannabis lab managers/directors, testing lab analysts, and chemists
  Cannabis producers
  Entrepreneurs considering starting a cannabis testing lab
  

Benjamin Southwell
Assistant Professor
Lake Superior State University

Benjamin Southwell holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemistry from Lake Superior State University (LSSU) and Central Michigan University, respectively. He has a research focus on studying the analytics of cannabinoids and terpenes in cannabis products and is the coordinator for the LSSU Cannabis Center of Excellence. Currently he instructs courses in forensic, analytical, and cannabis chemistry.

Derek Wright
Associate Professor
Lake Superior State University

Dr. Derek Wright is an Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Lake Superior State University. Dr. Wright earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University. He has over 20 years of experience with trace element analysis by ICP-MS, ICP-OES, MP-AES, and AAS.

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