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Cannabis Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 1 Final Report

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Author(s)

MARYAM ABDUL-RAHMAN, Melissa M. Phillips, Walter Brent Wilson

Abstract

NIST launched a CannaQAP in 2020 to improve the comparability of the analytical measurements in forensic and Cannabis (hemp and marijuana) testing laboratories. CannaQAP is an interlaboratory study mechanism that is similar to a proficiency testing scheme; however, the focus is towards education without assigning pass/fail grades to anonymized participants. CannaQAP helps inform NIST about the current measurement capabilities and challenges to assist in the design and characterization of Cannabis RMs. Exercise 1 of CannaQAP focused on the determination of cannabinoids including Δ9-THC, THCA, total THC, CBD, CBDA, total CBD, and up to 13 additional cannabinoids in two hemp oils. This report provides a detailed description of the results of this exercise.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8385
Report Number
8385
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8385
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Keywords

Cannabis, Hemp, Quality Assurance Program
Forensic Science and Drugs and toxicology

Citation

ABDUL-RAHMAN, M. , Phillips, M. and Wilson, W. (2021), Cannabis Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 1 Final Report, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8385, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=932765 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created July 27, 2021, Updated November 29, 2022
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