Citation

Below E, Rosenstock S, Lignitz E. Blutalkohol 2005; 42(6): 442-449.

Affiliation

Institut fur Rechtsmedizin, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

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Abstract

In infringements or other offences with respect to hemp products, the accused often make protection statements concerning their drug-consumption. For example, they deny the abuse of hashish pretending the consumption of several bottles from hemp-beer or -cola and tracing the proven blood THC exclusively to that. 26 different cannabis products - therein 16 beverages (7 kinds of beer) as well as 9 hemp foodstuffs and one sort of hemp blooms for room air condition improvement - were investigated with respect to their THC content. At the same time, the question was examined whether or not the aforementioned products are able to cause positive blood and urine test results. It can be concluded that the majority of the free-for-sale hemp products, particularly beverages, does not contain psychotropic-acting THC amounts or does contain only very small amounts from psychotropic-acting THC at the most. Even an excessive consumption of beverages and/or food with detectable THC content does not lead to positive cannabis tests in blood or urine samples.