Abstract: A pharmaceutically acceptable formulation comprising a cannabinoid, e.g., CBG, CBGA, CBGV, and CBGVA, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, substantially without CBDA synthase products and TCHA synthase products; and at least one additional active composition, e.g., an endocannabinoid, dextromethorphan, melatonin, 5-hydroxy tryptophan, or serotonin. The cannabinoid may be a full spectrum or broad spectrum extract of a plant of genus Cannabis, containing cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids, and substantially without cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol. The composition may be a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation for oral, mucosal (including sublingual), topical, inhaled, vaporized or spray, or smoked administration. The formulation may include absorption or pharmacological (synergistic) exogenous enhancers, e.g., curcumin, resveratrol, quercetin, piperine, butyrate (or its natural derivatives) and other (endo)cannabinoids.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invention provides an efficient means for the production of labels and verification of authenticity, whereby a recording apparatus which includes a recording medium, having anisotrophic optical domains, along with a means for transferring a portion of the recording medium to a carrier, wherein a bulk portion of the recording medium has macroscopically detectable anisotrophic optical properties and the detecting apparatus thereon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invention provides an efficient means for the production of labels and verification of authenticity, whereby a recording apparatus which includes a recording medium, having anisotrophic optical domains, along with a means for transferring a portion of the recording medium to a carrier, wherein a bulk portion of the recording medium has macroscopically detectable anisotrophic optical properties and the detecting apparatus thereon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invention provides an efficient means for the production of labels and verification of authenticity, whereby a recording apparatus which includes a recording medium, having anisotrophic optical domains, along with a means for transferring a portion of the recording medium to a carrier, wherein a bulk portion of the recording medium has macroscopically detectable anisotrophic optical properties and the detecting apparatus thereon.

Abstract: A method for developing a set of gain correction coefficients corrected for structural noise to be used in correcting the digital values representing an image captured by a pixelated detector having a plurality of individual sensors. The gain correction coefficients are developed by first obtaining a first set gain correction coefficients using a flat exposure and adjusting the individual sensor gain output so that all sensors produce the same output value, and then applying a smoothing filter to the first set of gain correction coefficients to obtain a new set of corrected gain correction coefficients.