43 Conclusion
It is evident that the global cannabis production industry requires significant change before it can truly flourish. Challenges must be overcome around analytical testing in order to provide consistently high quality products. GC (and other chromatographic techniques) can alleviate this challenge, as it can be used for rapid determination of THC and CBD concentrations in cannabis in order to characterise plant materials for medicinal and recreational cannabis applications. As well as being able to determine the therapeutic effects the ability to determine the concentration profile for a range of terpenes allows the flavour profile to be determined, as well as giving an indication of some quality issues. This is particularly important with the rapidly changing laws and regulations within the industry in order to provide a consistent, tested product to customers in the highly competitive marketplace.
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