Recent Advances in the Science of Cannabis describes progress in a variety of significant areas of cannabis science. This unique book covers topics in cultivation and secondary metabolites, aroma and chemotypes, cannabinoid structures, physiology and pharmacology, as well as the development of unique topical products. State-of-the-art analytical methods and instrumentation are covered, including current developments in mass spectrometry and chromatography, as well as microbial testing. Given the popularity of smoking and vaporizing cannabis, the chemistry of vaping cannabinoid and terpene concentrates is also presented, along with emerging regulatory issues.
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Contents
Preface......................................................................................................................vii
Editors........................................................................................................................ix
Contributors...............................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Cultivation Stress Techniques and the Production of Secondary
Metabolites in Cannabis sativa.............................................................1
Callie Seaman
Chapter 2 Aroma in Cannabis: A Foundation for Chemotype Classification..... 31
John S. Abrams, William J. T. Ellyson, Victor J. Gomez, and
Jean L. Talleyrand
Chapter 3 Cannabinoid Chemistry of Cannabis.................................................. 49
David Dawson and Markus Roggen
Chapter 4 Use of Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Cannabis
sativa spp......................................................................................... 79
Allegra Leghissa and Zacariah L. Hildenbrand
Chapter 5 New Trends in the Analysis of Cannabis-Based Products................ 111
Laura Mercolini, Roberto Mandrioli and Michele Protti
Chapter 6 Cannabis Microbial Testing: Methodologies and Considerations..... 131
Kyle Boyar
Chapter 7 Cannabis Extract Formulations and Devices.................................... 161
Brad Douglass and Robert M. Strongin
Chapter 8 Transdermal Delivery........................................................................ 193
Carolyn Burek, Jessica Painter, and Monica Vialpando
Chapter 9 Thermal Degradation of Cannabinoids and Cannabis Terpenes:
A Review........................................................................................... 215
Jiries Meehan-Atrash and Robert M. Strongin
Chapter 10 Cannabis Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics...................... 235
Ted W. Simon
Index....................................................................................................................... 267
