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A Comparison of Single Quadrupole Mass Detection and Diode Array Ultraviolet Detection Interfaced to Uultra-high Performance Supercritical Chromatography for the Quantitative Analysis of Synthetic Cathinones

NCJ Number
253432
Date Published
August 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

What's Known and Unknown about Marijuana, Part 2

January 2024

Marijuana legalization poses many challenges — especially those related to drug chemistry and toxicology — for researchers, law enforcement, and policy makers. In the latest episode of Justice Today, NIJ Communications Assistant Josh Mondoro hosts a conversation with NIJ Scientist Frances Scott about marijuana toxicology, including comparing its effects to alcohol, measuring impairment, and maintaining public safety as more and more states legalize recreational marijuana.