Cannabinoids in hair: Strategy to prove marijuana/hashish consumption

Forensic Science International

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 143-147

  Uhl, Michael ^a   Sachs, Hans ^b  

^a Landesamt fur Wasserwirtschaft   (Germany)

^b Inst Rechtsmedizin Ludwig M   (Germany)

Author keywords

ELISA; Hair analysis for cannabinoids; Passive exposure; THC CBN; THCA

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SAMPLE; SMOKE;

EID: 4644219801     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.04.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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