UPGRADE for the Grow Buddy home THC, CBD, CBN, and other novel cannabinoids test kit.JustTLC is a software program enabling an individual to take thin layer chromatography plate results and get a more quantitative picture of your samples. JustTLC can be used in conjunction with the Grow Buddyto help discover what makes the medicine in your closet, medicine.
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Grow Buddy™ thin layer chromatography cannabinoid test kit was developed as a qualitative analysis method for determining the presence or absence of cannabinoids in cannabis / medical marijuana. T.L.C. allows for rapid visualization of differences and similarities in cannabinoid fingerprints! There are other methods for quantitative analysis of cannabinoids that are scientifically recognized as being able to determine the percent per volume THC reproducibly. T.L.C. is not recognized as a reproducible methodology for THC, or any cannabinoid percent per volume quantification.
Montana Biotech™ does offer a THC, CBD standard that has a defined quantity of THC, CBD that can be used as an internal standard/control for each successive T.L.C. run. By using a known volume of THC, CBD during a cannabis / medical marijuana T.L.C. run, a more robust picture of the qualitative differences between the cannabis samples cannabinoid profiles can be analyzed.
I will give an example. If two samples of cannabis / medical marijuana with an unknown cannabinoid quantity are examined using T.L.C. with an internal known standard/control, a more defined greater than, equal to, less than picture can be gleaned from the given results! If the unknown sample produces a result that is more intense than the known sample, one can assume the unknown has a greater quantity, relatively speaking. The reverse would also apply.
So, yes, a quantity can be determined, relatively speaking. This means, Grow Buddy can be used to compare an unknown volume to a known volume to determine if the unknown cannabis / medical marijuana’s THC, CBD quantity is greater than, equal to, or less than the known quantity. This kit will determine less than, equal to, or greater than a given known volume. It will NOT determine a percent per volume quantity. If an unknown sample is compared to a known 15% THC sample, a relative greater than, less than, or equal to quantity can be determined.
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QUALTITATIVE vs. QAUNTITATIVE Analysis of Cannabis THC, CBD, CBN Cannabinoid Levels
What does this have to do with medical marijuana cannabinoid quantification? Well, it matters when comparing AlphaNova’s CannalyticsTLC cannabinoid test kit verses Montana Biotech’s Grow Buddy THC, CBD, CBN, cannabinoid analysis kit.
To make this as clear as I can, Cannalytics is sold by AlphaNova as a QAUNTITATIVEmarijuanacannabinoidanalysis testing kit using thin layer chromatography. On the other hand, MontanaBiotech markets its T.L.C. THC, CBD, CBN analysis test kit as QUALTITATIVE.
AlphaNova’sMARKETS its CannalyticsTLC cannabinoid test kit as a QUALITATIVEtest kit. This is FALSE!!! Thin Layer Chromatography is NOT a QUANTITATIVE, but a QUALITATIVEmethod for determining relative cannabinoid LEVELS. To sell or market a TLC kit as anything more than a qualitative test is FALSE ADVERTISING!! It is a LIE!!
“…We are proud to be able to now offer the updated and improved Cannalytics mini lab…”
“..5. The laminated photocopy sheet for measuring THC%, has been replaced by two transparencies, to allow for more precise comparisons...”
This is directly from their site, THC%, and is completely a FALSE statement!!!
Qualitative Analysis
Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts.[1]Qualitativeresearchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior. The qualitativemethod investigates the why and how of decision making, not just what, where, when. Hence, smaller but focused samples are more often needed, rather than large samples.
Qualitativemethods produce information only on the particular cases studied, and any more general conclusions are only propositions (informed assertions). Quantitative methods can be used to seek empirical support for such research hypotheses.
Quantitative analysis, in chemistry, is the determination of the absolute or relativeabundance (often expressed as a concentration) of one, several or all particular substance(s) present in a sample.
Once the presence of certain substance(s) in a sample is known, the study of their absolute or relativeabundance can help in determining specific properties. Knowing the composition of a sample is very important and several ways have been developed to make it possible, like gravimetric and volumetricanalysis. Gravimetric analysis yields more accurate data about the composition of a sample than volumetric analysis does, but the first one takes more time to perform in the laboratory. Volumetric analysis in the other side doesn’t take that much time and the results that we obtain are in the most cases satisfactory. Volumetric analysis can be simply a titration based in a neutralization reaction but it can also be a precipitation or a complex[disambiguation needed] forming reaction as well as a titration based in an redox reaction. However, each method in quantitativeanalysis has a general specification, in neutralization reactions, for example, the reaction that occurs is between an acid and a base, which yields a salt and water, hence the name neutralization. In the precipitation reactions the standard solution is in the most cases silver nitrate which is used as a reagent to react with the ions present in the sample and to form a high insoluble precipitate. Precipitation methods are often called simply as Argentometry. In the two other methods the situation is the same. Complex forming titration is a reaction that occurs between metal ions and a standard solution that is in the most cases EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid). In the redox titration that reaction is carried out between an oxidizing agent and a reduction agent.
For example, quantitative analysis performed by mass spectrometry on biological samples can determine, by the relativeabundanceratio of specificproteins, indications of certain diseases, like cancer.
The general expression Qualitative Analysis [...] refers to analyses in which substances are identified or classified on the basis of their chemical or physical properties, such as chemical reactivity, solubility, molecular weight, melting point, radiative properties (emission, absorption), mass spectra, nuclear half-life, etc. Quantitative Analysis refers to analyses in which the amount or concentration of an analyte may be determined (estimated) and expressed as a numerical value in appropriate units. QualitativeAnalysis may take place without QuantitativeAnalysis, but QuantitativeAnalysis requires the identification (qualification) of the analyte for which numerical estimates are given.
– International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nomenclature in evaluation of analytical methods including detection and quantification capabilities, Pure & Appl. Chem. 67(10), p. 1701 (1995)
Internal Standard
An internal standard in analytical chemistry is a chemical substance that is added in a constant amount to samples, the blank and calibration standards in a chemical analysis. This substance can then be used for calibration by plotting the ratio of the analyte signal to the internal standard signal as a function of the analyte concentration of the standards. This is done to correct for the loss of analyte during sample preparation or sample inlet. The internal standard is a compound that is very similar, but not identical to the chemical species of interest in the samples, as the effects of sample preparation should, relative to the amount of each species, be the same for the signal from the internal standard as for the signal(s) from the species of interest in the ideal case. Adding known quantities of analyte(s) of interest is a distinct technique called standard addition, which is performed to correct for matrix effects.
This ratio for the samples is then used to obtain their analyte concentrations from a calibration curve. The internal standard used needs to provide a signal that is similar to the analyte signal in most ways but sufficiently different so that the two signals are readily distinguishable by the instrument. For example deuteratedchlorobenzene (C6D5Cl) is an internal standard used in the analysis of volatiles onGC-MS because it is similar to Chlorobenzene but does not occur naturally. Nor-Leucine is also a popular internal standard for the analysis of amino acids via GC-MS.
InNMR spectroscopy of the nuclei 1H, 13C and 29Si, frequencies depend on the magnetic field, which is not the same across all experiments. Therefore, frequencies are reported as relative differences to the internal standardtetramethylsilane. This relative difference to TMS is called chemical shift, and measured in parts per million.
In practice, since the difference between the deuterium signals of the solvent and TMS are known, no TMS may need to be added. By specifying the lock solvent to be used, modern spectrometers are able to correctly reference the sample; in effect, the deuterated solvent serves as the internal standard.
According to the UNODC and the NIDA, TLC, as a method, is NOT accurate for the determination of relative or absolute LEVELS of cannabinoids in cannabishemp or marijuana! To gain a more quantitativedetermination of cannabinoids in a sample, an internalstandard will need to be analyzed with the sample in question. If an internal standard is used, a more accurate quantitativeanalysis can be made using thin layer chromatography.
To get TRUE quantitative analysis, a Gas Chromatograph (G.C) or High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (H.P.L.C) should be used to quantify THC, CBD, CBN levels in a medical marijuana sample.
Grow Buddy Replacement Thin Layer Chromatography TLC Parts, Pieces, and Accessories, from Montana Biotech
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T.L.C., thin layer chromatography, have you ever tried it? It is not as bad as it seems! And, T.L.C. has just gotten EASIER! T.L.C. methods require many different pieces, parts, accessories and supplies to be able to conduct the testing. Montana Biotech is proud to introduce replacementthin layer chromatography, T.L.C., pieces, parts,accessories and supplies for Grow Buddy thin layer chromatography at home THC, CBD, CBN, cannabinoid finger print testing kit!!
NOW, the testing does not have to STOP because you need more TLC plates, TLC dye, or a NEW TLC sprayer! TLC Capillarytubes are easy to break or loose! More 1.5mL extraction tubes equals MORE samples you can test! And, of course, MORE ExtractionSolvent, and Developing Solution assures further testing bliss.
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“…This is just a knock off of the cannanlyse thc testing kit but with out a lot of supplies that come with the cannalyse kit ,also even though TLC is a common way of testing elements the dye and extraction fluids must be correct and the directions must be exact that come with the kits. How would you get results were is the reference chart and why do you need to chemicals for extraction and developing. This looks like a older kit that was put out on the market years ago in the Netherlands…”
To start off, if this company Alpha Nova operated in the U.S., I WOULD SUE THEM! Their claim of being able to use a PREDETERMINED chart to quantifycannabinoids is FALSE, better yet an out right, bold face LIE! Cannalytics is MARKETED as a quantitativetest, and TLC is NOT a quantitative analysis method!
“…Unlike the comparison of two samples in order to assess whether they are the same (or different), when quantitative analysis is essential, assessment of origin is qualitative, since the sample under study and the reference samples are, in fact, different…”
Cannalytics™CannabinoidFingerprinting Test by Alpha Nova:
Grow Buddy™ at Home THC, CBD, CBN Test Kit by Montana Biotech
16-20 Tests $100 plus $3.50 S/H
Contents for the 16/20 test kit:
4 TLC plates for 4/5 samples per plate
1 Container of coloring dye powder
1 Bottle of test fluid
1 Developing container/jar
20 Small plastic reaction tubes
1 Reaction tube rack
10 Capillary tubes
1 Capillary tube extraction bulb
1 Glass pipette assembly – 1 microliter
1 Spray bottle
1 Pair protective gloves
1 User’s manual
PRICE PER SAMPLE TESTED:
$100 Kit + $3.50 S/H = $103.50
$103.50/ 16-20 Samples = $6.45 – $5.17
SIRCHIE
Thin Layer Chromatography of Marijuana Kit with 6 Tests
This is a rapid, simplified, specific test for marijuana utilizing a laboratorytechnique that any officer may perform. No false positives will be encountered. It has a sensitivity of 120 times that of the Duquenois test. Special consideration can be given samples previously thought of as insufficient for analysis. A complete kit for performing thin layer chromatography that permits six complete, individual tests is available.
MZ020 Kit Contents:
6 – MZ020A Thin Layer Chromatography Test
1 – MZ010B Extract Reagent #1, 1 Oz
1 – KCP228A Glass Jar with Closure, 4 Oz, Labeled Mobile Phase
1 – KCP228A Glass Jar with Closure, 4 Oz, Labeled Color Developing
1 – 288DP Disposable Pipettes with Capillary and 3ml Bulb
1 – KCP321 Photo: Chromatography of Marijuana Comparison
1 – KCP1391 Plastic Tweezers, 4.75″
1 – KCP165 Glass Stirring Rod, 5″
1 – KCP154 Pipette with Suction Bulb
1 – MZ020C Texturized, Molded-Plastic Carrying Case, 14.25″ x 8.25″ x 7″
6 tests for $81.95 plus S/H
This kit is marketed to police officers! There is NO mention of a THC “chart” to help quantify the cannabis sample. You would think the cops would have a good kit!
Grow Buddy™ is a T.L.C. based method for analyzing cannabis for the presence of THC, CBD, CBN that ANYONE can perform at home! The Test is quick and fun! if you have brewed beer, wine, if you consider your self a “good” cook, you can perform a T.L.C. test for THC, CBD, CBN.
TLC was the method of choice for this study as it provides a means of rapidly and visuallyanalysing a number of samplessimultaneously. Unlike the comparison of two samples in order to assess whether they are the same (or different), when quantitativeanalysis is essential, assessment of origin is qualitative, since the sample under study and the referencesamples are, in fact, different. There is thus little point in using more powerfultechniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography as the quantitativeinformation provided is likely to confuse the picture. The TLCsystem was designed to give information on the cannabivarins in addition to the more commonly studied cannabinoids. The principal cannabinoids observed using this system are given in table 2. Sample preparation and detection were as previously described [ 47] [ 48] . The solvent system used was a mixture of chloroform (ethanol-free) and l,l-dichloroethane (15:10) with simple ascending TLC on 10 x 20 cm silica gel pre-coated plates with a layer thickness of 0.25 mm (E. Merck, Darmstadt, G.F.R., Art. No. 5729) [ 46] . Each extract was analysed within one hour of preparation. Twentydifferent samples of herbalcannabis and cannabisresin from several differentcountries were subjected to hot-solvent extraction to simulate the illicitpreparation of liquidcannabis. The resulting chromatograms were compared with those of the startingmaterial..
The control in this test was ~17% THC by volume… You can tell the size of the dots for Connie Chung (A) and (B) are larger. You can draw you own conclusions!
SEPARATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CANNABIS COMPONENTS BY DIFFERENT PLANAR CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES (TLC, AMD, OPLC)
N. GALAND*, D. ERNOUF**, F. MONTIGNY***, J. DOLLET* and J. POTHIER*
*UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, 31 Avenue Monge F-3720 – TOURS
** UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Laboratoire de Toxicologie, 31 Avenue Monge, F 37200 – TOURS
***UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Plateau d’Analyses Chimiques et Biochimiques, 31 Avenue Monge,
F-37200 – TOURS
Abstract
The use of Cannabis is illicit in numerous countries and the increasing consumption has led to a multiplication of scientific studies. New methods of planar chromatography such as Automated Multiple Development (AMD) and Optimum Performance Laminar Chromatography (OPLC) techniques can be used as a substitute for the traditional TLC for the identification and quantification of the Indian hemp components. Each method offers its own advantage: high resolution with neither diffusion nor spot stretching for AMD, speed, efficiency and the possibility of working in semi-preparative mode for OPLC.
“…Unlike the comparison of two samples in order to assess whether they are the same (or different), when quantitative analysis is essential, assessment of origin is qualitative, since the sample under study and the reference samples are, in fact, different…”
So, the argument is mute, T.L.C. is NOT a quantitativetesting method according to the UNODC! You would think a European company would KNOW that!! In the end, Cannalytics™CannabinoidFingerprintingTest by AlphaNova vs Grow Buddy™ at HomeTHC, CBD, CBNTestKit by MontanaBiotech, is NO comparison! A chart for quantifyingcannabinoidlevels is a JOKE!!
THIS is the Cannalytics™CannabinoidFingerprinting “THC” chart. Again, what a JOKE, an internal THC, CBD, CBN standard MUST be ran with each T.L.C. plate to be valid.
Cannalytics™CannabinoidFingerprintingTest by Alpha Nova:
Grow Buddy™ is a T.L.C. based method for analyzing cannabis for the presence of THC, CBD, CBN that ANYONE can perform at home! The Test is quick and fun! if you have brewed beer, wine, if you consider your self a “good” cook, you can perform a T.L.C. test for THC, CBD, CBN.
TLC, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drug and Crime)
TLC was the method of choice for this study as it provides a means of rapidly and visuallyanalysing a number of samplessimultaneously. Unlike the comparison of two samples in order to assess whether they are the same (or different), when quantitativeanalysis is essential, assessment of origin is qualitative, since the sample under study and the referencesamples are, in fact, different. There is thus little point in using more powerfultechniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography as the quantitativeinformation provided is likely to confuse the picture. The TLCsystem was designed to give information on the cannabivarins in addition to the more commonly studied cannabinoids. The principal cannabinoids observed using this system are given in table 2. Sample preparation and detection were as previously described [ 47] [ 48] . The solvent system used was a mixture of chloroform (ethanol-free) and l,l-dichloroethane (15:10) with simple ascending TLC on 10 x 20 cm silica gel pre-coated plates with a layer thickness of 0.25 mm (E. Merck, Darmstadt, G.F.R., Art. No. 5729) [ 46] . Each extract was analysed within one hour of preparation. Twentydifferent samples of herbalcannabis and cannabisresin from several differentcountries were subjected to hot-solvent extraction to simulate the illicitpreparation of liquidcannabis. The resulting chromatograms were compared with those of the startingmaterial..
The control in this test was ~17% THC by volume… You can tell the size of the dots for Connie Chung (A) and (B) are larger. You can draw you own conclusions!
SEPARATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CANNABIS COMPONENTS BY DIFFERENT PLANAR CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES (TLC, AMD, OPLC)
N. GALAND*, D. ERNOUF**, F. MONTIGNY***, J. DOLLET* and J. POTHIER*
*UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, 31 Avenue Monge F-3720 – TOURS
** UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Laboratoire de Toxicologie, 31 Avenue Monge, F 37200 – TOURS
***UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Plateau d’Analyses Chimiques et Biochimiques, 31 Avenue Monge,
F-37200 – TOURS
Abstract
The use of Cannabis is illicit in numerous countries and the increasing consumption has led to a multiplication of scientific studies. New methods of planar chromatography such as Automated Multiple Development (AMD) and Optimum Performance Laminar Chromatography (OPLC) techniques can be used as a substitute for the traditional TLC for the identification and quantification of the Indian hemp components. Each method offers its own advantage: high resolution with neither diffusion nor spot stretching for AMD, speed, efficiency and the possibility of working in semi-preparative mode for OPLC.
Montana Biotech is proud to introduce an at home THC testing kit to the cannabis consuming public. Grow Buddy™ is a THC testing kit a person could use at home to analyze their own medicalmarijuana for the comparative presence of cannabinoids! Cannabis is a plant that has been used for thousands of years for its medicinalproperties. Now you can test for those cannabinoids at home!
!!!Montana Biotech is NOW ACCEPTING PATIENTS!!!
If you have a qualifying medical condition, but cant afford the cost of MMJ registration, we may be able to help.
Wholesale prices are available for all of our products including a 90 day buy back guarantee. Please feel free to contact us 24/7 with any questions.
Cell: 406-600-6871
Grow Buddy™ is designed to give maximum results with the minimum of effort. The Grow Buddy™ system is a comparativetest made to facilitate the grower, patient, caregiver, or connoisseur to be able to test for cannabinoids at home! Grow Buddy™ was created around a T.L.C. method to help ensure ease of use for ALL ability levels.
The control in this test was ~17% THC by volume… You can tell the size of the dots for Connie Chung (A) and (B) are larger. You can draw you own conclusions!
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TLC, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drug and Crime)
TLC was the method of choice for this study as it provides a means of rapidly and visuallyanalysing a number of samplessimultaneously. Unlike the comparison of two samples in order to assess whether they are the same (or different), when quantitativeanalysis is essential, assessment of origin is qualitative, since the sample under study and the referencesamples are, in fact, different. There is thus little point in using more powerfultechniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography as the quantitativeinformation provided is likely to confuse the picture. The TLCsystem was designed to give information on the cannabivarins in addition to the more commonly studied cannabinoids. The principal cannabinoids observed using this system are given in table 2. Sample preparation and detection were as previously described [ 47] [ 48] . The solvent system used was a mixture of chloroform (ethanol-free) and l,l-dichloroethane (15:10) with simple ascending TLC on 10 x 20 cm silica gel pre-coated plates with a layer thickness of 0.25 mm (E. Merck, Darmstadt, G.F.R., Art. No. 5729) [ 46] . Each extract was analysed within one hour of preparation. Twentydifferent samples of herbalcannabis and cannabisresin from several differentcountries were subjected to hot-solvent extraction to simulate the illicitpreparation of liquidcannabis. The resulting chromatograms were compared with those of the startingmaterial.
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JustTLC Thin Layer Chromatography Analysis Software UPDATE for Grow Buddy Cannabinoid Test Kit
UPDATE: 
