‘Pharmaceutical’ Controls, Lower Costs: Future Of Cannabinoid Ingredients In Biosynthesis?
Executive Summary
Synthetics are necessary for drugs containing cannabinoids because the active ingredient must be consistent from dose to dose. Cannabinoids extracted from hemp vary from plant to plant and more widely from crop to crop, but consistency should matter for cannabinoids used as dietary ingredients, says BioMedican president Dennis O’Neill.
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