Variations of Tetrahydrocannabinol Content in Cannabis Plants to Distinguish the Fiber-Type from Drug-Type Plants.

• NCJ Number: 119744
• Journal: Bulletin on Narcotics Volume: 37 Issue: 5 Dated: special issue (October-December 1985) Pages: 61-65
• Author(s): U Avico; R Pacifici; P Zuccaro
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 6 pages
• Grant Number(s): 840217856
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: Austria

Annotation

Characteristics of Italian-grown cannabis plants, both fiber-type and drug-type, are discussed with reference to their tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content and how genetic and environmental factors may affect THC level.

Abstract

Fiber type has only 0.4 percent THC while drug type has 5 to 10 percent. To avoid the diffusion of drug type, the Commission of European Communities reached an agreement in 1984 to regulate the import of plant and seeds based on THC content. 18 references. (Author abstract modified)