Review on activity-based detection of doping substances and growth promotors in biological matrices: do bioassays deserve a place in control programs?

LK Janssens, P Van Eenoo, CP Stove - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Control programs such as anti-doping control and growth promotor residue
surveillance programs are challenged by the emergence of designer drugs and the use of …

Emergence of semi‐synthetic cannabinoids in cannabis products seized in Eastern Denmark over a 6‐year period

CF Jørgensen, BS Rasmussen, K Linnet… - Journal of Forensic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐synthetic cannabinoids (SSCs) are derivatives of phytocannabinoids with slight
chemical modifications. SSCs have appeared as legal alternatives to tetrahydrocannabinol …

Activity-based detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in plant materials

A Timmerman, M Balcaen, V Coopman… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background Since late 2019, fortification of 'regular'cannabis plant material with synthetic
cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) has become a notable phenomenon on the drug …

Waxy‐or Putty‐Like Materials as a Novel Drug Preparation for Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists: Detection in Prisons and In Vitro Cannabinoid Receptor …

A Timmerman, MH Deventer, R Andrews… - Drug Testing and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT After the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) introduced mail photocopying
procedures in December 2021, a shift in smuggling methods was observed for synthetic …

In vitro activation of the CB1 receptor by the semi‐synthetic cannabinoids hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), hexahydrocannabinol acetate (HHC‐O) and …

M Persson, R Kronstrand… - Drug Testing and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐synthetic cannabinoids (SSCs) including hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) are emerging
on the drug market and sold openly as purportedly legal replacements for cannabis and Δ9 …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and quantitation of the semi-synthetic cannabinoid hexahydrocannabinol in seized samples from Scottish prisons

L Birk, V Marland, S Eller, TF de Oliveira, N NicDaéid… - Forensic Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
The dynamic new psychoactive substances market is constantly evolving and adapting as
new legislative regulations are established. The prevalence of new psychoactive …

[HTML][HTML] Prolonged sedation and unconsciousness after intoxication with the novel semisynthetic cannabinoid hexahydrocannabioctyl (HHC-C8): Two case …

R Thomsen, TM Axelsen, N Løkken, LMG Krogh… - Toxicology Reports, 2025 - Elsevier
Semisynthetic cannabinoids (SSCs) are compounds closely related to the major
phytocannabinoids. SSCs have recently appeared as legal alternatives to Δ 9 …

[HTML][HTML] The Identification of Synthetic Impurities in a Vape Pen Containing Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiphorol Using Gas Chromatography Coupled with Mass …

W Schirmer, S Schürch, W Weinmann - Psychoactives, 2024 - mdpi.com
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (Δ9-THCP, THCP) a psychoactive cannabinoid recently found
in Cannabis sativa L., is widely used as a legal marijuana substitute. THCP is encountered …

Product Design Features, Packaging, and Online Retailer Marketing of Cannabis Products Containing Cannabinoids Other than THC and CBD: Opportunities for …

MON Robichaud - 2024 - jscholarship.library.jhu.edu
Background Cannabis product characteristics affect product safety, and communication of
these characteristics through product packaging and retailers informs consumers about …