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Year : 2024, Volume : 24, Issue : 1
First page : ( 40) Last page : ( 43)
Print ISSN : 0972-5687. Online ISSN : 0974-083X. Published online : 2024  24.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-083X.2024.00008.X

Forensic characterization of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Cannabis Sativa Leaf Specimens from Himachal Pradesh using GC-MS – A Seasonal and Geographical Study

Hooda Nidhi1, Singh Uttam2, Sharma Neelkamal3,*, Sharma Kapil4, Sharma Arun5

1Research Scholar, DOFS, MD University, Rohtak, India

2Research Scholar, DOFS, MD University, Rohtak, India

3Associate Professor, DOFS, MD University, Rohtak, India

4Assistant Director, NDPS, Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Junga, Himachal Pradesh, India

5Professor, DOFS, NFSU, Gandhinagar, Gujrat, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Neelkamal Sharma, Associate Professor, DOFS, MD University, Rohtak, India, E-mail: neelforensics@gmail.com, Contact : +919728534170

Online Published on 24 December, 2024.

Received:  16  February,  2024; :  20  June,  2024; Accepted:  20  June,  2024.

Abstract

Drug abuse is a growing problem in India. Drugs derived from the Cannabis sativa plant are the most commonly abused among the Indian youth for recreational purposes. Preparations of Cannabis are banned in India because it contains delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a highly potent chemical compound due to its addictive nature. The present research was conducted to study the seasonal and geographical variations in THC present in the leaves of the plant. The chemical profiles of THC generated for the different geographical sites as well as different seasons will be of immense use in Forensic investigations relating to the assignment of the origin to any seized Cannabis product.

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Keywords

Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, Hashish, Cannabis abuse, Drug trafficking, Psychotropic.

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