Medical CannabisTerpeneMeasurement
using theSRI 8610CFIDGC
TheSRIMedical HerbPotency
8610CGC is shown at right. This
GC canalsobe used to test for the
presenceof terpenes in cannabis.
Theword terpene is usually taken
tomean thenon-psychoactive
volatilemoleculeswhichmakeup
the characteristic odor of cannabis
even though delta-9-THC, CBD
and other cannabinoidswhich are
psychoactive, arealso terpenes.
The 12 vial sampleheater ( incu-
bator ) aids inextraction for po-
tency testing, but can also be help-
ful in terpeneanalysis since the
addedheatmakes the terpenes
more concentrated in the gas
headspace in the vial.
TheGC includesSRI’sFlame-
IonizationDetector (FID) which is
sensitive toall the terpene and
cannabinoidmolecules.
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