1. Cleaning up cannabis.
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Erickson, Britt E.
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MEDICAL marijuana , *PESTICIDES , *CANNABINOIDS , *HYDROCARBONS , *TERPENES , *GAS chromatography - Abstract
The article focuses on importance of analytical testing for safety and quality of medical cannabis and its products arrived at dispensaries contaminated with pesticides, residual solvents, and mold. It mentions medical cannabis contains cannabinoids, cannabidiol and hydrocarbons and tests are for impurities and strength of cannabis. It also mentions terpenoids by gas chromatography and cannabis is classified by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule I controlled substance.
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- 2017
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