Nov. 12, 2020 – “The Canadian government requires that all cannabis sold legally be nearly devoid of microbes, which can generally be achieved only through sterilization. But the nature of cannabis itself makes this difficult – it is extremely sensitive to heat and to radiation (currently gamma radiation is frequently used to sterilize it). Because of this, sterilizing the plant means running the risk of damaging its properties.”
Dr. Florina Truica came up with the idea of using cold plasma technology for sterilization and came to the ARC for help. “ARC’s analysis of the treated cannabis showed that their process left it unchanged in terms of its cannabinoids, the drug’s active ingredients, and terpenes, the aromatic compounds that give it much of its distinctive aroma. All while destroying up to 99.99 per cent of the yeast, mould and bacteria on its surface.”
Click to Read Story: For Cold Plasma, When it Came to Proving Their Product’s Validity, Not Seeing Was Believing (Queen’s University News)