Published: Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Volume 21, Number 7, November/December 1997, pp. 538–542.

GC–MS–MS Confirmation of Unusually High D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Levels in Two Postmortem Blood Samples
M. Collins, J. Easson, G. Hansen, A. Hodda, and K. Lewis

Unusually high levels of D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THC) were detected in two postmortem blood samples. Because of sample decomposition, the major metabolite, 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THCCOOH), could not be determined using the routine EI–MS technique, which cast some doubt on the D9-THC result. Analysis of the sample extracts by GC–MS–MS confirmed the presence of D9-THC, although no D9-THCCOOH was detected.

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