FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION OF MARIJUANA - SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• NCJ Number: 11512
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1973) Pages: 102-112
• Author(s): G R NAKAMURA; J I THORNTON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TESTS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH MARIJUANA AND ITS MAIN CONSTITUENTS FROM OTHER SIMILAR SUBSTANCES.

Abstract

OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE SIMILARITY OF MARIJUANA TO OTHER PLANTS, VARIETIES OF MARIJUANA, SPECIFICITY OF IDENTIFICATION TESTS, ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, POTENCY AND STABILITY, IDENTIFICATION OF HASHISH, AND THE DETERMINATION OF RECENT MARIJUANA USAGE.