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Can Winemakers Salvage Grapes Tainted by Wildfire Smoke?

Jerimiah Oetting, Marketplace Like most everything in California, the state’s wine industry – with an estimated $43.6 billion retail sales value in 2021 – is facing another hot summer of…

SC LabsJune 7, 2022

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How Wildfire Smoke is Impacting Winemakers

Erin Malsbury, Good Times Researchers are trying to develop a method to detect smoke-tainted grapes before it’s too late The 2020 CZU fire left many viticulturists and winemakers in the…

SC LabsMay 24, 2022

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6 Terpene Profiles Replace Indica and Sativa in New Emerald Cup Classes

Travis Cesarone, Cannabis Life Network. It’s high time to smoke out the old Indica and Sativa descriptions at cannabis cups. Consumers deserve to know more about the plant than the…

SC LabsMay 14, 2022

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Is Terpene Preservation the Key to Saving the Craft Cannabis Industry?

Alec Dixon, Terpenes and Testing Magazine | Indica, sativa, and hybrid are the colloquialisms that have dominated cannabis culture and the corresponding marketplace since the beginning. While recent literature has…

SC LabsMay 4, 2022

Emerald Cup and SC Labs Celebrate 13 Years of Collaboration and Culture Preservation

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Emerald Cup, SC Labs Celebrate 13 Years of Collaboration

Tim Blake, Skunk Magazine | Through combined terpene testing and classification, the Emerald Cup and SC Labs hope to lead the conversation away from ‘indica vs. sativa’, and THC potency…

SC LabsApril 21, 2022

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The Science of Pot Contests

Jimi Devine, LA Weekly | Cannabis Competitions ran on a pretty similar format for many years: get some hitters, let them pick the heat and maybe do a people’s choice…

SC LabsMarch 29, 2022

Natural Product Phenolic Diglycosides Created from Wildfires, Defining Their Impact on California and Oregon Grapes and Wines

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The Chemical Effect of Wildfire Smoke on CA, OR Grapes & Wines

Research Study, Journal of Natural Products | Forest fires produce malodorous phenols, bioaccumulated in grapes as odorless phenol glycosides (mono- to tri-), and produce unpleasant smoke tainted wines when these…

SC LabsMarch 3, 2022

Emerald Cup launches a new Cannabis Classification System for 2022 Awards

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Emerald Cup founds new Cannabis Classification System for 2022 Awards

Press Release, via mg Magazine | A revolution is underway at Emerald Cup (www.theemeraldcup.com) regarding how they will assess excellence in cannabis. With it comes a new system for anyone…

SC LabsFebruary 28, 2022

Agricor, Botanacor, and SC Laboratories Combine to Form the Leading Cannabis and Hemp Testing Laboratory Platform in North America

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Agricor, Botanacor, SC Laboratories Merge to Form Leading Lab Network

PRESS RELEASE | Agricor, Botanacor, and SC Laboratories Combine to Form the Leading Cannabis and Hemp Testing Laboratory Platform in North America. Three Elite Labs Have Combined to Offer Science-First…

SC LabsFebruary 22, 2022

A National Standard: Unifying America's Fragmented CBD Testing Requirements

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A National Standard: Unifying America’s Fragmented CBD Testing Rules

By Jessica McKeil, Cannabis & Tech Today | According to currentn predictions from market research firm BDSA, the U.S. hemp and CBD market could hit $20.5 billion by 2025. But,…

SC LabsFebruary 10, 2022

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