HPLC Analysis of THC-CBD Infused Gummies

Application description

The legalization of medical and recreational marijuana introduced a lot of cannabis infused products. These products need to be analyzed in terms of the content and potency of marijuana related products. Almost every cannabinoid is a hydrophobic neutral compound except some of the acidic cannabinoids like THCA, CBDA, CBGA, etc.).Tetrahydrocannabinol is the main component of marijuana plants. There are only traces of THC in hemp plants. The cannabidiol is the main component of hemp plants and hemp extract, and can go as high as 40% in the extract. Both THCA and CBD are hydrophobic in nature and stay on the column by pure reversed-phase mechanism. In case of cannabis infused edibles, a sample matrix needs to be taken in consideration when developing analytical approaches for the analysis of marijuana related products. We have developed a set of columns and methods for the analysis of marijuana plants, extracts, isolates and edibles. The Daze 47 HPLC column was used for the analysis of THC-CBD infused gummies. Minimal sample preparation was performed and both cannabinoids were analyzed and quantified using UV detection. The Daze 47 column can be used for the analysis of main cannabinoids, as well as contaminants like herbicides in cannabinoids samples. Our method is robust, short and efficient. It can be used for the analysis of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabinol (CBN), cannabinolic acid (CBNA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabivarin (CBV), cannabicyclol (CBL), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabichromevarin (CBCV), cannabigerovarin (CBGV), cannabieeeelsoin (CBE) and cannabicitran (CBT)