Contaminants and adulterants in herbal cannabis

Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 337-344

  McPartland, John M ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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