Evaluating Interference of THC in Hemp Food Products With Employee Drug Testing
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A toxicological study was conducted to evaluate the potential conflict between extended consumption of hemp food products and workplace drug-testing programs in the United States. Fifteen volunteers ingested hemp/canola oil blends containing four different concentrations of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), each over a 10-day period. Corresponding THC doses ranged from 0.09 to 0.6 milligrams per day. Two urine samples were collected at the end of each period and analyzed for THC metabolites by immunoassay and GC/MS (gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy). Samples were also collected prior to the test and on days 1 and 3 after the last oil had been ingested.
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