大麻delta-9产品的功效和安全性分析:大麻与大麻分界问题
Lee Johnson1, Marc Malone2, Erik Paulson3
1CBD Oracle, 17291 Irvine Blvd, Tustin, CA, 92780, USA. lee@cbdoracle.com.
Journal of cannabis research
|July 26, 2023
概括
大麻衍生型的delta-9四大麻 (THC) 产品通常有不准确的剂量,并且可能含有比成人使用州合法允许的更多THC. 许多产品都是从CBD转换出来的,这引发了消费者安全问题.
科学领域:
- 大麻素科学大麻素科学
- 监管科学是一种监管科学.
- 消费者产品安全 消费者产品安全
背景情况:
- 联邦法律允许大麻衍生型的delta-9四大麻 (∆9THC) 产品在最低限度的监督下.
- 产品的干重量必须低于0.3%的THC,但缺乏剂量限制和强制性测试.
- 一些州禁止化学改性大麻成分,包括转化THC.
研究的目的:
- 评估美国可用的来自大麻的9THC产品的质量,安全性和标签准确性.
- 确定符合有关THC含量和产品成分的联邦和州法规.
- 评估消费者保护措施,如测试,杂质分析和年龄验证.
主要方法:
- 53种来自大麻的∆9 THC产品被InfiniteCAL实验室购买并分析.
- 分析包括强度测试,杂质选和THC来源的识别 (天然与从CBD转换的).
- 还评估了实验室报告,年龄验证和警告标签的可用性.
主要成果:
- 96.2%的产品达到法定∆9THC限制,但66.0%的产品剂量差异超过10%.
- 虽然84.9%的人提供了实验室报告,但其中71.1%的人未能检测杂质.
- 49%的产品使用CBD转换来达到THC水平,只有15.1%实施了年龄验证.
结论:
- 从大麻衍生出的∆9 THC产品经常表现出不准确的标签,并可能超过监管的THC含量.
- 由于缺乏准确的剂量信息和杂质测试,出现了重要的消费者安全和同意问题.
- 增加行业或立法问责制是必要的,以确保麻麻产品的安全市场存在.
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