Technical  Resources

The Cannabis plant and its products consist of an enormous variety of chemicals. Some of the 483 compounds identified are unique to Cannabis, for example, the more than 60 cannabinoids, whereas the...

Cannabinoids are important chemotaxonomic markers unique to Cannabis. Previous studies show that a plant's dry-weight ratio of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cannabidiol (CBD) can be assigned to...

Chemical extraction of cannabinoids can be done in a variety of manners with varying selectivity for the target compounds. Historically four solvent-methods have been employed: compressed liquid...

The composition of the steam-distilled volatile oil of fresh and air-dried, indoor-grown marijuana was studied by GC/FID and GC/MS. In all, 68 components were detected of which 57 were fully...

Reviewing the work on the botany and chemistry of marijuana which has appeared in the twelve years since the publication of the first edition of this work is both gratifying and dismaying. It is...

Cannabis belongs to the family Cannabaceae, and phytocannabinoids are produced by the Cannabis sativa L. plant. A long-standing debate regarding the plant is whether it contains one or more species....

Concentrated cannabis extracts, also known as Cannabis oils because of their sticky and viscous appearance, are becoming increasingly popular among self-medicating patients as a claimed cure for...

Cannabis products are the drugs most frequently used around the world, representing 65 percent of all global seizure cases (1.65 million cases) in 2011. 5200 tons of herbs and 1000 tons of resin...

Edward Antil recommended the cultivation of cannabis in his Observations on the Raising and Dressing of Hemp (1777), thus: "Hemp is one of the most profitable productions the earth...

The fiber of Cannabis, the "True Hemp", is tightly woven into the tapestry of human life. Since earliest times, this great plant ally has provided people with cordage, cloth, paper, medicine, and...