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Dried Marihuana (Cannabis SPP)

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LOT 3 General Information
Distributed from November 2004 to March 2005

Lot 3 dried marihuana finished product consist 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 3 Quality Control Results

Cannabinoids Analysis Lot 3 Results (g%)

LLOQ is the acronym for Lower Limit of Quantification

Total THC (delta-9(trans) tetrahydracannabinol + tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) 12.87
CBD/CBG (Cannabidiol/Cannabigerol) Below LLOQ
CBN (Cannabinol) Below LLOQ
CBC (Cannabichromene) Below LLOQ


Microbiological Analysis Lot 3 Results* NHP Acceptable limits

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

Total Coliforms (MPN/g) < 3 -
Std Plate Count Aerobic (CFU/g) < 10 < 1 × 10 5
Std Plate Count Anaerobic (CFU/g) < 10 -
Yeast and Mold Count (CFU/g) < 10 < 1 × 10 4


Mycotoxins Analysis Lot 3 Results

*: limit of detection = 0.25 ng/g

**: limit of detection = 5.0 ng/g

Aflatoxins
B1, B2, G1 and G2
None detected*
Ochratoxin A None detected**


Metals and Heavy Metals Analysis
Analyte Lot 3 Results (µg/g) NHP Acceptance limits (µg/kg b.w./day) Calculation of acceptable limits for adult daily intake (µg/day)

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 limits for adult daily intake is based on average body weight of 70kg and NHP Acceptance limits

Mercury < 0.01 < 0.29 20.3
Aluminium 15.4 - -
Antimony < 0.1 - -
Arsenic < 0.2 < 0.14 9.8
Barium 13 - -
Beryllium < 0.01 - -
Bismuth < 0.2 - -
Cadmium 0.04 < 0.09 6.3
Calcium 22500 - -
Chromium 0.53 < 0.29 20.3
Cobalt 0.05 - -
Copper 22.8 - -
Iron 120 - -
Lead 0.1 0.29 20.3
Magnesium 5760 - -
Manganese 213 - -
Molybdenum 1.6 - -
Nickel 0.25 - -
Phosphorus 11700 - -
Selenium < 0.1 - -
Silicon 421 - -
Silver 0.04 - -
Strontium 25.3 - -
Thallium 0.4 - -
Tin 0.1 - -
Titanium 1.04 - -
Vanadium < 0.02 - -
Zinc 131 - -