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Advanced Analytical Testing Services

An Innovative Solution to Testing Cannabis Flower, Extracts, Formulations, and Vapor/Smoke CBDV Expands Cannabis Testing Beyond Compliance Requirements with Advanced Analytical Testing Services. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, January 28 2021. Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures Ltd. (“CBDV” or the “Company”), a licensed cannabis and psilocybin research laboratory specializing in chemical analytics, extraction, and process optimization is excited to announce the launch of its new cannabis …

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CBDV Begins Psilocybin Research

Psilocybin / By Delic Labs

CBDV BEGINS RESEARCH ON PSILOCYBIN WITH SECTION 56 EXEMPTION FROM HEALTH CANADA CBDV will develop analytical methods for psilocybin and identify new medicinally relevant mushroom metabolites. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, January 14 2021. Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures Ltd. (“CBDV” or the “Company”), a licensed cannabis and psilocybin research laboratory specializing in extraction, chemical analytics, and process …

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Extraction Data Analytics for Process Optimization

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Supercritical CO2 extraction plays a significant role in the cannabis industry. However, there are many factors that affect extraction outcomes, such as extractor temperature and pressure, flow-rate, and separator conditions. Previously, DELIC Labs developed an extraction optimization process and have accumulated a large and diverse database of cannabis extraction runs. This database has allowed the …

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Optimizing Decarboxylation

Cannabis / By Delic Labs

This article was first published as an “Application Note” on PerkinElmer’s website in 2018. The production of cannabis extracts and oils for medicinal and recreational products has increased significantly in North America. This growth has been driven by both market demand in newly legalized states and patient demand for a greater diversity in cannabis products.[1,2,3] Most …

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How Cannabis Smoke Analysis Can Prevent the Next Vape Crisis

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As cannabis restrictions have relaxed over North America, we have seen an explosion in alternative methods of its consumption. Consumers are no longer limited to smoking flower and ingesting homemade edibles — they are now open to experiment with vaporizers, concentrates, tinctures and the incorporation of THC and/or CBD into any food or drink imaginable. …

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What the Fact?

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Products based on cannabis extracts are the fastest growing segments in the market. The demand for more cannabis extracts is constantly growing and so is the price pressure on these extracts. In most mature markets, the prices of cannabis and cannabis extracts have been declining, putting pressure on producers to stabilize their profit margins. This …

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The History of Cannabis

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Cannabis use dates back to as early as 2700 BCE, where the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung drank it as a tea for its medicinal properties. Over the years, historical evidence of cannabis usage was found in many other countries, and the major application was as medicine. In the 1200’s BCE, Egyptian’s used it to treat …

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Preparation for Efficient Extraction

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The Fritsch Pulverisette 19 is utilized to finely mill cannabis plant material in preparation for SFE processes. The efficient and precise reduction in particle size optimizes oil output and formulation. The fast-growing field of cannabis extraction still holds many process inefficiencies, that can be easily overcome. A bottleneck often encountered is the packing density, or …

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Terpenes vs. Terpenoids

Cannabis / By Delic Labs

What is the difference between terpenes and terpenoids? According to our growing database, the presence of over 450 terpenes (and counting!) have been found in cannabis and the chemical structure of many of them is still unknown! Interest in the ability of terpenes to influence the flavours, aromas, and potentially therapeutic effects of cannabis products …

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Understanding Decarboxylation

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During our work in process optimization of cannabis production, we noticed a rate difference of decarboxylation for tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). The noticeable rate difference between the decarboxylation reactions of THCA & CBDA has been noted but is generally overlooked. [1a, 1b] We were curious to study and understand those rate differences. …

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