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Dried Marihuana (Cannabis spp)

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Lot 39 General Information
Distributed from June 30, 2008

Lot 39 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 39 Quality Control Results

Cannabinoids Analysis
Cannabinoids Analysis Lot 39 Results (g%)

LLOQ is the acronym for Lower Limit of Quantification

Total THC (delta-9(trans) tetrahydracannabinol + tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) 14±0.8
CBD/CBG (Cannabidiol/Cannabigerol) LLOQ
CBN (Cannabinol) LLOQ
CBC (Cannabichromene) LLOQ


Microbiological Analysis
Microbiological Analysis Lot 39 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 × 105
Std Plate Count Anaerobic (CFU/g) <10 -
Yeast and Mold Count (CFU/g) <10* <1 × 104


Mycotoxins Analysis
Mycotoxins Analysis Lot 39 Results

*: limit of detection = 1.5 ng/g

**: limit of detection = 10.0 ng/g

BDL is the acronym for Below Detection Limit

Aflatoxins
B1, B2, G1 and G2
BDL*
Ochratoxin A BDL**


Metals and Heavy Metals Analysis
Analyte Lot 39 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 limit for adult daily intake is based on average body weight of 70 kg and NHP acceptance limits

Mercury 0.002 < 0.29 20.3
Aluminum <8 - -
Antimony <0.08 - -
Arsenic <0.08 < 0.14 9.8
Barium 5.6 - -
Beryllium <0.04 - -
Bismuth <0.2 - -
Cadmium 0.045 < 0.09 6.3
Calcium 21300 - -
Chromium 0.4 < 0.29 20.3
Cobalt 0.1 - -
Copper 8.2 - -
Iron 100 - -
Lead 0.05 0.29 20.3
Magnesium 4730 - -
Manganese 110 - -
Molybdenum 2 - -
Nickel 0.2 - -
Phosphorus 12100 - -
Selenium <0.1 - -
Silicon 459 - -
Silver 0.04 - -
Strontium 35 - -
Thallium <0.02 - -
Tin <0.4 - -
Titanium 1.3 - -
Vanadium <0.04 - -
Zinc 139 - -