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Dried Marihuana (Cannabis spp.)

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Lot 59 General Information
Distributed from December 22, 2009

Lot 59 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 59 Quality Control Results

Cannabinoids Analysis
Cannabinoids Analysis Lot 59 Results (g%)

LLOQ is the acronym for Lower Limit of Quantification

Total THC (delta-9(trans) tetrahydracannabinol + tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) 12.29
CBD/CBG (Cannabidiol/Cannabigerol) <0.5%
CBN (Cannabinol) <LLOQ
CBC (Cannabichromene) <LLOQ
 
Microbiological Analysis
Microbiological Analysis Lot 59 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) <1.8* -
Std Plate Count Aerobic (CFU/g) <100 <1 × 105
Std Plate Count Anaerobic (CFU/g) <100 -
Yeast and Mold Count (CFU/g) <100* <1 × 104
 
Mycotoxins Analysis
Mycotoxins Analysis Lot 59 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 59 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 0.005 < 0.29 20.3
Aluminum 0.21 - -
Antimony = <0.1 - -
Arsenic <0.05 < 0.14 9.8
Barium 7.6 - -
Beryllium = <0.01 - -
Bismuth = <0.01 - -
Cadmium 0.02 < 0.09 6.3
Calcium 31000 - -
Chromium = <0.5 - -
Cobalt = <0.01 - -
Copper 11 - -
Iron 70 - -
Lead <0.01 0.29 20.3
Magnesium 6100 - -
Manganese 170 - -
Molybdenum 0.7 - -
Nickel = <0.05 - -
Phosphorus 12800 - -
Selenium = <0.05 - -
Silicon 70 - -
Silver = <0.01 - -
Strontium 62 - -
Thallium = <0.05 - -
Tin = <0.05 - -
Titanium 0.19 - -
Vanadium = <0.1 - -
Zinc 80 - -