Cannabis is a growing industry worldwide, and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is no exception. With the legalization of cannabis in Canada in 2018, the cannabis industry has exploded, and job opportunities in this field have multiplied.Read More
Cannabinoids are compounds found in the cannabis plant that have a variety of potential therapeutic applications, including pain relief, anti-inflammatory effects, and treatment of neurological disorders.Read More
CannSell Expert is an advanced certification program for cannabis retailers who want to ensure that their employees have the cannabis knowledge they need to sell cannabis products safely and accurately, as well as provide accurate customer experience.Read More
For a company to achieve its business objectives, high levels of quality are essential. High quality is not an added value but it is an essential basic requirement. Quality provides a competitive advantage and is a hallmark of any company’s products and services. Quality is not only related to the end products and services a company provides, but it also conveys the way the company employees do their job. Employees...Read More
Licensed Analytical Testing Laboratory’s (Labs) perform compliance testing for Licensed Producers of Cannabis in Canada. This is a requirement of the Cannabis Act and Regulations for compliance testing, in which these third-party Labs perform Quality Control (QC) Testing to quantify and verify finished cannabis products...Read More
The global legal cannabis market is expected to reach USD 84.0 billion by the end of 2028 according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing use of cannabis in a number of medical areas such as cancer, mental disorders and chronic pain is expected to drive revenue growth in the near future. With the legalization of cannabis and the change in focus from recreational to medicinal,...Read More
Quality assurance is the process of maintenance of the proper quality of cannabis from sowing to harvest stage while keeping up with the government norms. Consumer safety is a vital component of the cannabis industry. Hence, Quality Assurance (QA) protocol must be maintained. For recreational use or medicinal use, cannabis should meet the essential requirements before being consumed by the consumer. Ever since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, there...Read More
The cannabis industry is a very young, budding (no pun intended) industry. The well-developed procedures and guidelines followed in the pharmaceutical sector are still not completely in place in the cannabis industry. In order to develop a pharmaceutical approach to medical cannabis...Read More
A holder of a licence must not sell or export a cannabis product unless: Testing conducted by validated methods. Validation means establishing documented evidence that will provide a high degree of assurance that the testing methods must lead to the predetermined specifications and quality consistently and reproducibly results in cannabis...Read More
With the recent legalization of cannabis, there is rapid growth in the cannabis industry in terms of research and development of new instruments to test and analyze cannabinoids as well as active ingredients introduced during the production. However, with these growths, regulatory requirements must be met and with new developments, we must ask how efficient and safe are these methods? First, we must look at the compliance testing requirements in...Read More
Attitudes towards cannabis are changing worldwide, what was once considered a dangerous drug associated with cocaine and heroin, is now viewed as beneficial for its therapeutic uses and medicinal properties. As the cannabis industry expands due to decriminalization and legalization of cannabis globally, a growing number of producers will have to meet an expanding market for products. The need for Quality Control (QC) becomes even more essential to ensure...Read More
Quality Assurance (QA) protocol must be kept in place in the cannabis industry in order to ensure the safety of the consumer. Whether it’s for recreational or medicinal use, there are requirements that must be met before the cannabis can be obtained by the consumer. With an increase in the use of cannabis in the legal market, there is a growing demand for Quality Assurance Person (QAP) in Canada and...Read More
Health Canada now wants prospective cannabis licence holders to build their facilities first before going and applying for their particular licence. In the past, all you had to do was submit a series of paperwork to the government regulator and they would determine whether or not it would be appropriate for them to give you a licence...Read More
