National Institute of Standards and Technology

With cannabis consumption now surpassing alcohol as the daily substance of choice among Americans, it seems only fitting that an effective, scientifically validated breath test should be developed sooner rather than later. While alcohol breath tests have been around for nearly a century, detecting...

Cannabis products are subject to strict regulations to ensure consumers get what they pay for. One crucial aspect often overlooked is moisture content. Cannabis, like many other agricultural products, can lose or gain moisture, impacting its weight and, ultimately, the consumer's wallet. The...

A recent study funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) analyzing 53 commercially available smokable hemp products found a staggering 93% contained THC levels surpassing the federally permissible 0.3%, categorizing them as illegal under federal law. The research tested...

In a recent study conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, researchers made strides in analyzing the presence of THC in the breath of cannabis smokers. THC is the intoxicating component of cannabis. The study sought to...

As a result of a vote that state and local officials took at a conference last week, a federal government handbook on weights and measures which mentions marijuana standards in a new section has been made available. The exemplary contains a "cannabis potency measurement, packaging,...