Title: The Impact of Cannabis Legislation on Crime Laboratories
Presented by: Current Trends in Seized Drug Analysis Symposium (2024)
Date : Jan 2024
Speaker: Kristin Johndreau
Summary
The passing of the 2018 Federal Farm Act and the legalization of marijuana in many states has changed how crime laboratories approach the testing of marijuana and marijuana-related samples. The testing has become more complex and reporting language can be confusing. The cannabinoid market has also grown, introducing a large variety of samples to the lab that bring new challenges to sample preparation and data analysis interpretation. This saturated market has also led to an increase in these sample types being received at lab. With hemp being defined as containing 0.3% or less of decarboxylated delta-9-THC (total delta-9-THC), laboratories must be able to reliably differentiate between the different THC isomers
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