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Detection of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal incense products
Hannah J Penn1, Loralie J Langman1, David Unold2
1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Hilton 730, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Objective:
We investigated the ability of clinical drug of abuse tests to detect synthetic cannabinoids.
Results:
A broad class GC/MS drug screening method detected JWH-018 and JWH-073 in methanolic extracts and teas steeped from herbal incense products in three of four products tested.
Conclusions:
Synthetic cannabinoids are present in herbal incense purchased over the internet.
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