QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL AND TWO MAJOR METABOLITES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS USING CAPILLARY COLUMN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/NEGATIVE ION CHEMICAL IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY

This paper presents a new assay for the cannabinoids of marijuana. The new assay combines a relatively rapid extraction procedure with capillary column gas chromatography and negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. The measurements are made using a single 1-ml sample of blood, plasma, or urine. Four examples are given of the application of the assay to the analysis of specimens of medico-legal importance. One of these examples presents test results for a traffic fatality.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Utah, Salt Lake City

  Center for Human Toxicology
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84112
• Authors:
  • Foltz, R L
  • McGinnis, K M
  • Chinn, D M
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood analysis; Chemical analysis; Fatalities; Forensic medicine; Gas chromatography; Marijuana; Mass spectrometry; Urine
• Old TRIS Terms: Assaying; Blood tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370465
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 698
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM