Dr. Shalini Prasad (front), interim department head of bioengineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, holds the THC biosensor her team developed. In back, from left, are electrical engineering ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 4, 2019
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Scientists from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently found that when cattle were fed with the industrial hemp byproduct, hempseed cake, very low levels of Cannabis ...
Agriculture
Apr 12, 2023
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A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 10, 2018
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Ingesting cannabis can be a pleasant experience for people but for dogs and cats, it will almost certainly require a visit to the vet.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2018
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In collaboration with colleagues from the ETH Zurich, researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have for the first time investigated a substance found in liverwort that resembles THC. The psychoactive substance, ...
Biochemistry
Oct 24, 2018
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(Phys.org)—California based Hound Labs Inc. is claiming to have made a breakthrough in the rush to develop a portable device capable of detecting THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in the breath of someone that has ...
As more of the nation has adopted legal marijuana, a glut of products containing the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC, as well as other cannabinoids that can be derived from THC or the plant itself, has emerged in ...
Biochemistry
Aug 14, 2023
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UCLA chemists have reported the key chemical discovery necessary for the creation of a small, electronic marijuana breathalyzer. The research is published in Organic Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 5, 2020
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As recreational marijuana legalization becomes more widespread throughout the U.S., so has concern about what that means for enforcing DUI laws. Unlike a breathalyzer used to detect alcohol, police do not have a device that ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 27, 2019
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Marijuana is now legal for recreational or medicinal use in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia. But driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal no matter which state you're in. To enforce the law, authorities ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 6, 2017
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