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Drug Analysis
North Carolina Advances Delayed Ban on Smokable Hemp
Hemp production, slowly gaining support, could hit road block
SBI proposes changes in state hemp laws to clear up confusion
Law enforcement fears NC’s effort to boost hemp industry could essentially legalize marijuana
Hemp or Marijuana
Originally posted on May 21, 2019 on the North Carolina Criminal Law blog. Back in November of last year, I wrote about hemp and CBD laws here. I have been teaching quite a bit on the subject lately and wanted to follow up that post with an examination of how legal use of hemp products …
CBD Is Wildly Popular. Disputes Over Its Legality Are a Growing Source of Tension.
Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drug
The mission of SWGDRUG is to recommend minimum standards for the forensic examination of seized drugs and to seek the international acceptance of such standards. Click here for a PDF of the current approved guidelines for Drug Analysis.
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Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific Evidence
Sample discovery motion regarding drug chemistry or toxicology evidence.
Motion for Discovery of Laboratory/Scientific EvidenceRead More
A Simplified Guide to Forensic Science
The National Forensic Science Technology Center created this website to explain in simplified terms the principles of each type of forensic analysis and how the analysis is performed. Topics include DNA, digital evidence, fingerprints, firearms, trace evidence, blood stains, and more.
PubChem
This National Institute of Health searchable database allows users to search for a compound and learn more about its chemical structure, uses, properties, toxicity, and other information.
Drug Identification Tool
This website contains a library of GCMS data for compounds and is organized by molecular weight, base peak and second base peak. This library may be useful for limited purposes.
Weighing Marijuana Reference
This document provides the relevant statutes and summarizes the case law on the issue of how marijuana should be weighed. It addresses issues such as whether water weight and mature stalks should be included. Links to the State Crime Lab’s relevant procedures are provided, as well as contact information of experts who are available to …
Drug Analysis
Drug analysis is the testing of a suspected controlled substance to determine its composition. For information about forensic toxicology, or the testing of bodily fluids for controlled substances, click here. Understanding Test Results Every analysis of a suspected controlled substance should consist of at least two tests. The first is a presumptive or screening test which …
Forensic Toxicology Online Symposium
RTI International is offering their 2nd Annual Online Symposium: Current Trends in Forensics & Forensic Toxicology program May 13-17, 2019. The program is free of charge. The program will feature speakers on various topics of toxicology and seized drug analysis. The program is intended for laboratory scientists who work in these fields so that they can receive …