The Analytical Chemistry of Cannabis
Quality Assessment, Assurance, and Regulation of Medicinal Marijuana and Cannabinoid Preparations

A detailed discussion of the analytical chemistry methods employed in the characterization of the chemical constituents in Cannabis sativa and cannabinoid-containing dosage formulations

Brian F. Thomas (Author), Mahmoud A. ElSohly (Author)

9780128046463, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 16 December 2015

132 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1 cm, 0.18 kg

A volume in the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series, The Analytical Chemistry of Cannabis: Quality Assessment, Assurance, and Regulation of Medicinal Marijuana and Cannabinoid Preparations provides analytical chemistry methods that address the latest issues surrounding cannabis-based products. The plethora of marketed strains of cannabis and cannabinoid-containing products, combined with the lack of industry standards and labelling requirements, adds to the general perception of poor quality control and limited product oversight. The methods described in this leading-edge volume help to support the manufacturing, labelling, and distribution of safe and consistent products with known chemical content and demonstrated performance characteristics. It treats analytical chemistry within the context of the diverse issues surrounding medicinal and recreational cannabis in a manner designed to foster understanding and rational perspective in non-scientist stakeholders as well as scientists who are concerned with bringing a necessary degree of order to a field now characterized by confusion and contradiction.

1. The Botany of Cannabis sativa L.2. Biosynthesis and Pharmacology of Phytocannabinoids and Related Chemical Constituents3. Medical Cannabis Formulations4. Analytical Methods in Formulation Development and Manufacturing5. Quality Control and Stability Assessment6. The Roles of Research and Regulation7. The Future of Cannabinoid Therapeutics

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB], Plant physiology [PSTD], Biochemistry [PSB], Organic chemistry [PNN], Analytical chemistry [PNF]