Purpose: Hemp and cannabis verification and potency analysis, measuring:

• Total THC: 0.877 THCA + Delta-9-THC
• Total CBD: 0.877 CBDA + CBD
• Water Activity (aw): <0.55-0.65>

Works On:

• Dry whole flower buds with 15% maximum moisture content
• Ground material, including trim and biomass
• Crude oil (currently raw ethanol extract only

Technology:

• NIR Spectroscopy
• Image Analysis
• Motion Mechanics
• Data Science

Testing Time: Up to 5 minutes per sample

Sample preparation:No

Sample destruction:No

Calibration:Automatic

User interface: Android smartphone

Components:

• Spectrometer
• Illumination
• Camera
• Motion device
• Control
• Communications module

Performance:

• Minimum detection limit for flowers/trim/extract: 0.2% THC/CBD
• Maximum detection limit for flowers/trim: 30% THC, 20% CBD
• Maximum detection limit for extract: 70% THC, 60% CBD

Accuracy:

• Flowers/Ground:
• Within +/-10% of actual potency for both THC & CBD
• If actual potency is 8% THC, GemmaCert will report anywhere between 7.2% to 8.8% THC
• Extract:
  • CBD: +/- 2.5% 
    • If actual potency is 40% CBD, GemmaCert will report between 37.5% to 42.5%
  • THC: +/- 6% 
    • If actual potency is 50% THC, GemmaCert will report between 44% to 56%