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Dried Marihuana (Cannabis SPP)

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Lot 19 General Information
Distributed from January to February, 2007

Lot 19 dried marihuana finished product consists of MS-17/338 dried flowering heads materials only and is tested for cannabinoids, microbial and metal contents including heavy metals, resulting in a high quality product. For more information on this product or the analytical methods used, you may consult the Product Information Sheet on Dried Marihuana (Cannabis spp) available on our Web site.

Lot 19 Quality Control Results

Cannabinoids Analysis Lot 19 Results (g%)
Total THC (delta-9(trans) tetrahydrocannabinol + tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) 10.83±0.10
CBD/CBG (Cannabidiol/Cannabigerol) Below LLOQ
CBN (Cannabinol) Below LLOQ
CBC (Cannabichromene) Below LLOQ

LLOQ is the acronym for Lower Limit of Quantification

Microbiological Analysis Lot 19 Results* NHP Acceptable limits
Total Coliforms (MPN/g)

< 3*

-

Std Plate Count Aerobic (CFU/g)

< 10

< 1 X 10 5

Std Plate Count Anaerobic (CFU/g)

< 10*

-

Yeast and Mold Count (CFU/g)

< 10*

< 1 X 10 4

NHP is the acronym for Natural Health Products
MPN is the acronym for Most Probable Number
CFU is the acronym for Colony-forming Unit
*: no colony detected, as tested

Mycotoxins Analysis Lot 19 Results
Aflatoxins
B1, B2, G1 and G2
BDL *
Ochratoxin A BDL **

*: limit of detection = 1.5 ng/g
**: limit of detection = 10.0 ng/g
BDL is the acronym for Below Detection Limit

Metals and Heavy Metals Analysis
Analyte Lot 19 Results (µg/g) NHP Acceptance limits (µg/kg b.w./day) Calculation of acceptable limits for adult daily intake (µg/day)
Mercury 0.028 < 0.29 20.3
Aluminum 10 - -
Antimony < 0.04 - -
Arsenic < 0.04 < 0.14 9.8
Barium 11 - -
Beryllium < 0.02 - -
Bismuth < 0.1 - -
Cadmium 0.031 < 0.09 6.3
Calcium 21200 - -
Chromium 0.1 < 0.29 20.3
Cobalt < 0.02 - -
Copper 8.7 - -
Iron 200 - -
Lead 0.05 0.29 20.3
Magnesium 4820 - -
Manganese 134 - -
Molybdenum 1 - -
Nickel  <0.1 - -
Phosphorus 11000 - -
Selenium < 0.06 - -
Silicon 349 - -
Silver < 0.02 - -
Strontium 34.4 - -
Thallium < 0.01 - -
Tin < 0.2 - -
Titanium 1.1 - -
Vanadium < 0.02 - -
Zinc 150 - -

µg/g: microgram of analyte per gram of plant tissue
µg/kg b. w./day: microgram of analyte per kilogram of body weight per day
(-): no established limits for this analyte
Calculation of acceptable limit for adult daily intake is based on average body weight of 70 kg and NHP acceptance limits