Cannabis Testing; Ensure That Consumers are Receiving a Product That is safe to Consume and Accurately Labeled
Cannabis testing describes various drug test
methodologies for the use of cannabis in medicine, sport, and law. Drug testing for marijuana measures cannabinoid
metabolites or cannabinoids in a sample of blood, urine, saliva, or hair. This
helps to identify the applications of cannabis for many medical purposes.
Cannabis is used for medical or recreational purposes. Although the subject of
cannabis is one of controversy to the present day society. In fact, it has
helped people worldwide to recover from long-term medical ailments, such as
cancer and HIV/AIDS.
The Global
Cannabis Testing Market Size was valued
at US$ 926.3 million in 2017, and is expected to witness a CAGR of 13.2% over the forecast period
(2018 – 2026).
It has been proven that it helps reduce the symptoms
associated with aforementioned diseases. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) offers an active program, which assists drug developers in investigating cannabis
(or its components) through controlled clinical trials, to demonstrate the
potential for safe and effective uses of cannabis. Cannabis
testing services help characterize more than 100 cannabinoids extracted
from the plant, demonstrating radically different pharmacological mechanisms of
action from one to the next.
With increasing legalization of both adult
recreational and medical cannabis, there is a need for robust and reliable
analytical testing to ensure consumer safety. Moreover, owing to its medicinal
benefits, various governments and regulatory authorities worldwide are taking
efforts to legalize cannabis. However, cannabis
testing requirements vary by state, but most states require testing and
labeling for potency [Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) & Cannabidiol (CBD)] and contaminants
such as pesticides, heavy metals, microbes, and residual solvents.
Cannabis testing ensure that products are free of
contamination and safe for consumption. Testing
cannabis products is essential for consumer safety, it helps ensure that
consumers can buy products that have been approved by a licensed lab and are
safe for consumption. However, to date,
FDA has not approved a marketing application for cannabis to treat any disease
or condition and thus has not determined that cannabis is safe and effective
for any particular disease.
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