Cultivation of Cannabis sativa L. in northern Morocco

Bulletin on Narcotics

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 79-118

  Stambouli, H ^a   El Bouri, A ^a   Bellimam, M A ^a   Bouayoun, T ^a   El Karni, N ^a  

^a Gendarmerie Royale

Author keywords

9 tetrahydrocannabinol; Cannabis sativa L; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; High performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHEMISTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MOROCCO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURE; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOROCCO; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 34548472862     PISSN: 0007523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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