Seized cannabis seeds cultivated in greenhouse: A chemical study by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and chemometric analysis

Science and Justice

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-41

  Mariotti, Kristiane de Cássia ^a   Marcelo, Marcelo Caetano Alexandre ^a   Ortiz, Rafael S ^b   Borille, Bruna Tassi ^a   dos Reis, Monique ^a   Fett, Mauro Sander ^b   Ferrão, Marco Flôres ^a   Limberger, Renata Pereira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Superintendência de Polícia Federal no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa L.; Chemical profile; Chemometric analysis

Indexed keywords

CANNABICHROMENE; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABIGEROL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; TERPENOID; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRUG TRAFFIC; GREENHOUSE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POLICE; URBAN AREA;

CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; DRUG TRAFFICKING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEEDS;

EID: 84945312479     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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