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Confirmation and Quantification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in a Sample of “Spice” products by GC/TOF-MS

6 Nov 2014

“Spice“ refers to a variety of mixtures that produce experiences similar to cannabinoids. The chemicals used in ‘Spice’ products are not easily detectable in standard drug tests. This application note describes an effective, fast GC TOF-MS method for the identification and quantification of synthetic cannabinoids in “Spice“ products .

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Confirmation and Quantification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in a Sample of “Spice” products by GC/TOF-MS