TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The role of forensic physicians in assessing cannabis detection test results in the trans community
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Ni'Man, Michael
A1  - Lemos, Nikolas P.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - As the usage of medicinal marijuana rises and cannabis decriminalisation becomes more accepted globally, it is crucial for clinical forensic medicine to equip itself to handle this future landscape. However, the limited knowledge base that exists on the gender differences in delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) retention inhibits a forensic physician's ability to make robust assessments of cannabis detection test results. Furthermore, noticeably absent in any gender discussion is trans THC retention (only five results are returned for the PubMed search term "transgender THC," none of which were related to retention). This letter seeks to draw on the current knowledge base in the cis-population to suggest how THC retention may occur in trans individuals.     It's held that average women have a higher percentage body fat than average men. Which, due to THC's lipophilic nature, results in women, on average, having a greater capacity for THC storage...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00258024211057953
ID  - ref1
ER  -