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On the latest episode of CannMed Coffee Talk, we welcome Brianna Cassidy, Chief Science Officer of CDX Analytics.
Brianna and the team at CDX perform safety testing on all types of cannabis samples, including potency, pesticides, heavy metals, residual solvents, and microbial contamination. As you will hear in the podcast, Brianna takes a creative and analytical approach to solving problems that come with testing cannabis products. At CannMed 2020, Brianna will share her process for evaluating new analytical methods and technologies for her lab. As you can imagine, there are a number of vendors looking to install their systems in cannabis testing labs, so it helps to have a thorough and objective process to choose the best option.
Our team knows first hand that Brianna is thorough when evaluating new technologies. She and the team at CDX provided data that is an important part of the Medicinal Genomics Manufacturer Validation Document.
Brianna and I also discussed the issue of consistency when it comes to potency testing. I was surprised to learn that Cannabis flowers from the same batch are often 50% more or less potent than what’s reported on the package. She also explained how water content can make a big difference in potency results.
If you aren’t familiar with what exactly goes on at a cannabis testing lab, you are likely in the majority. But hopefully, by the end of this episode, you will have a much better appreciation for cannabis testing labs!
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