EP 41: Cannabis DNA Testing, A Weed Herbarium, and Label Fidelity with the CEO of LeafWorks

For this episode we interviewed Eleanor Kuntz, PhD, the Chief Executive Officer of LeafWorks. She has a B.A. degree in Biology with a focus in Botany from Smith College and a PhD in Genetics from the University of Georgia.

 

She is a trained herbalist, attending the Sage Mountain School of Herbal Studies under the mentorship of the "Godmother of modern American herbalism", Rosemary Gladstar. She has spent her career using plant genetics to design and implement Best Agricultural Practices for natural product companies. She is skilled in improving medicinal quality, sustainability and transparency in the supply chain, to ensure the best possible product.

 

For this episode we covered the in’s and outs of Botanical Identification and how DNA testing cannabis works. We talk about the importance of Label Fidelity and how consumers can make the industry better by asking for COA’s. We also talked about the Canndor Herbarium - a non-profit dedicated to documenting cannabis species for and associated data for scientific study.

 

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