Cannabis Analysis

After receiving his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Montana in 2008, Tyler helped launch Rivertop Renewables, a renewable chemicals start-up company located in Missoula, MT. Tyler now serves as Rivertop’s Vice President of Research and Development. Tyler is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Montana where he serves as a co-advisor for a Ph.D. student in the Material Science program. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the Montana chapter of the American Chemistry Society (ACS). Tyler also serves as a board member for the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and is an active member of the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS).

I. Introduction: The Rational for Cannabis Analysis
II. II. Analytical Sample Preparation: The Challenge of Gummy Bears and Other Complex Matrices
III. III. Calibration: Overcoming the Challenge of Analytical Standards in a Semi-Legal Industry
IV. IV. Potency Testing: Analysis of Cannabinoids
V. V. Terpene Analysis
VI. VI. Pesticides: Looking for Needles in the Haystack
VII. VII. Microbiological Testing
VIII. VIII. Other Contaminants in Cannabis Products (Heavy Metals, Extraction Solvents, etc)
IX. IX. Genomic Testing for Strain Selection and Optimization
X. X. The Future of Cannabis Analysis