<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[True Cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science-Driven Cannabis Identity Verification]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:56:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Standardizing Cannabis Cultivar Identification Through Genetics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cannabis industry is expanding rapidly, with new cultivars entering the market at an unprecedented pace. As breeders, cultivators, and consumers attempt to navigate this growing landscape, one issue remains unresolved: there is no standardized system for verifying cultivar identity. Genetics provides a path forward. Establishing a consistent, science-based approach to cultivar identification is essential for reducing confusion, improving transparency, and supporting a more reliable...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/standardizing-cannabis-cultivar-identification-through-genetics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c69d4850e679ea5a7f62df</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:13:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_f48eaa8dc2e74e09bf32c3cd70767add~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Schwabe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Cannabis Genetics with True Cut Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis has evolved from a simple plant to a complex industry, with genetics playing a crucial role in its development. As the demand for cannabis products grows, understanding the genetic makeup of cannabis strains becomes increasingly important. True Cut Technology is at the forefront of this evolution, offering insights that can revolutionize how we cultivate and utilize cannabis. In this post, we will explore the intricacies of cannabis genetics, the significance of True Cut Technology,...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/understanding-cannabis-genetics-with-true-cut-technology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c69a2f50e679ea5a7f5bfd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:05:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75690f_41d59277a39a4e718adf7b712956466a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Schwabe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don’t Need a Patent. You Need Proof.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chad Ternes PhD I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Ripping off a strain name is easy. Ripping off a DNA sequence is not. That distinction matters more than most people realize, especially when disputes over cannabis genetics move from the market into the courtroom. Because once you’re in litigation, the rules change. Judges don’t care about your reputation in the industry. They don’t care how long you’ve been breeding, how well-known your cut is, or how many people can vouch for...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/you-don-t-need-a-patent-you-need-proof</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5b2bddbf1d5b60135390e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_26e4a0bf4d7d4e058f75ba2701828663~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Ternes PhD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whole Genome Sequencing Isn’t the Right Tool for Every Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chad Ternes PhD Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a powerful approach. There’s no question about that. The cannabis genome is large, roughly 800 megabases, or around 800 million base pairs depending on the variety. WGS attempts to read all of it. That level of coverage is genuinely necessary for certain applications. If you are assembling a reference genome from scratch, detecting structural variants, or characterizing novel variation in an uncharacterized population, you need the whole...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/whole-genome-sequencing-isn-t-the-right-tool-for-every-question</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5b21560f0b8e1134eaa79</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:25:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75690f_fd545b3cce3947a5a74e78d315527fb6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Ternes PhD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somatic Mutations Don’t Break Genetic Fingerprinting]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chad Ternes PhD There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding around somatic mutations and what they mean for SNP-based genetic fingerprints. Somatic mutations do occur. That’s well established. But their existence doesn’t undermine the utility of SNP fingerprints. What matters is scale, density, and how these systems are actually constructed and used. SNP-based fingerprints derived from RADseq or GBS approaches are already the standard for cultivar identification and intellectual...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/somatic-mutations-don-t-break-genetic-fingerprinting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5b0e8653657f03d60aa14</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6343567a695f6d4b6f7673~mv2_d_5184_3456_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Ternes PhD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetic Fingerprinting Isn’t One Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chad Ternes PhD “Genetic fingerprinting” gets used as if it refers to a single, unified concept. It doesn’t. The same term is used to describe different applications that rely on similar tools, sometimes even the same markers. But they are answering fundamentally different questions. When those distinctions get blurred, it leads to confusion about what genetic data can and cannot tell you. At a high level, there are two major contexts where fingerprinting shows up: breeding and...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/genetic-fingerprinting-isn-t-one-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5aebc653657f03d60a59c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:16:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_521c202a029c423c82f15533ca6f240a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Ternes PhD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do We Really Need Genetic Reference Standards in Cannabis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chad Ternes, PhD There’s a common idea that comes up in cannabis genetics: we need reference standards. A set of known, verified cultivars that everything else can be compared against. In theory, that would be ideal. In practice, we’re likely too far past that point for most cannabis strains. This is especially true if we’re talking about legacy or “OG” type cultivars. If someone out there is sitting on a perfectly preserved, well-documented seed bank from decades ago, I’d genuinely like...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/do-we-really-need-genetic-reference-standards-in-cannabis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5acebd2e55f64fe0b510d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75690f_90404f92c9ea49138ab475520eac0fe2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Ternes PhD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Patent System Doesn’t Fit Cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chad Ternes PhD Let’s be honest. The US patent system was never designed for cannabis. And trying to force cannabis into that system may not be the right approach. For a long time, I approached cannabis from a purely biological perspective. It’s a plant. It should be treated like other agricultural crops. In many ways, that’s true. But cannabis doesn’t exist only as a biological system. Its history and culture tell a different story. Cannabis has shaped human society for centuries,...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/why-the-patent-system-doesn-t-fit-cannabis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5ac045ed83abd8bbcca77</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_641d36b6640e4f98b55352c9293b3830~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Ternes PhD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Cannabis Needs a System for Genetic Identification ]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Anna Schwabe PhD Cannabis is now a global commercial crop, but it still lacks something most other agricultural systems take for granted: a shared, reliable way to verify cultivar identity. Breeders develop and release genetics into the market, cultivators propagate and scale them, and consumers purchase products based on strain names. Yet there is no standardized, affordable infrastructure that anchors those names to stable genetic records. True Cut was built to address that gap. The goal...]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/why-cannabis-needs-a-system-for-genetic-identification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5aa151f04cf599d6249c4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:50:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75690f_c74ad4541f22412ab882930d685b246d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Schwabe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Importance of Genetic Verification in Cannabis Cultivation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannabis cultivation has evolved rapidly, transitioning from informal systems to a regulated and commercialized industry. As demand increases, so does the need for consistency, transparency, and accountability in how products are produced and labeled. Genetic verification is central to that shift.  It  provides a way to confirm that the plants being grown and sold correspond to a defined, consistent genetic identity rather than relying on names, assumptions, or variable chemical profiles....]]></description><link>https://cannabisscience.wixsite.com/true-cut/post/the-importance-of-genetic-verification-in-cannabis-cultivation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2dd29d67c72d7ecb8859e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75690f_e2e72940ecaa43258f2a08eb69221a41~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Schwabe</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>