Changes in cannabis potency over the last 2 decades (1995-2014): Analysis of current data in the United States

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 613-619

  ElSohly, Mahmoud A ^a   Mehmedic, Zlatko ^a   Foster, Susan ^a   Gon, Chandrani ^a   Chandra, Suman ^a   Church, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Cannabis sativa; CBD; Gas chromatography with flame ionization detector; Potency; 9 THC

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABIGEROL; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; ILLICIT DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BUD; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PLANT BREEDING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961827133     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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