Stable isotope models to predict geographic origin and cultivation conditions of marijuana

Science and Justice

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-93

  Hurley, Janet M ^a   West, Jason B ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug intelligence; Drug trafficking; Geographic origin; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Marijuana; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CARBON; HYDROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRAFFIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FARMING SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLANT GROWTH; SPECIES CULTIVATION; UNITED STATES;

CANNABIS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HYDROGEN; MAPS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77951298591     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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