Marijuana
New Forensic Methods to Accurately Determine THC in Seized Cannabis
Spectroscopic Differentiation and Chromatographic Separation of Regioisomeric Indole Aldehydes: Synthetic Cannabinoids Precursors
Correlation of Vapor Phase Infrared Spectra and Regioisomeric Structure in Synthetic cannabinoids
Analytical Studies on the 2-naphthoyl substituted-l-n-pentylindoles Regioisomeric Synthetic Cannabinoids
Detection of Phytocannabinoids From Buccal Swabs by Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Species Identification of Cannabis Sativa Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
What's Known and Unknown about Marijuana (Part One)
What's Known and Unknown about Marijuana (Part One)
Marijuana poses many challenges for researchers, law enforcement, and policy makers, challenges that fall into two fields: drug chemistry and toxicology. NIJ scientist Dr. Frances Scott joins this episode to explain the complications in drug chemistry and how difficulties defining marijuana lead to backlogs in crime labs around the country. NIJ Communications Assistant Josh Mondoro hosts.
Reading and Resources from NIJ:
Vapor Pressure Measurements on Linalool Using a Rapid and Inexpensive Method Suitable for Cannabis-Associated Terpenes
Evaluation of Strontium Interference in Calcium Measurement Procedures and Content in Supplements as Measured by ICP-MS
3D computational fluid and particle dynamics simulations: metrics of aerosol capture by impaction filters
A Data-Informed Response to Emerging Drugs
The emerging drug crisis in the U.S. touches both criminal justice and public health, and experts from both fields came together at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to discuss strategies and tools to fight this problem. Dr. Frances Scott, NIJ scientist and program manager, continues the conference discussion with two fellow panelists: Ciena Bayard, the Method Development and Validation Program Manager for D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Haley Greene, the Deputy Epidemiologist for the Central Region for the Virginia Department of Health. Read the transcript.