Studies on the metabolism of the Δ9-tetr
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Julia Jung; Markus R. Meyer; Hans H. Maurer; Christian Neusüß; Wolfgang Weinmann
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract In __Cannabis sativa__, Δ9‐Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid‐A (Δ9‐THCA‐A) is the non‐psychoactive precursor of Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC). In fresh plant material, about 90% of the total Δ9‐THC is available as Δ9‐THCA‐A. When heated (smoked or baked), Δ9‐THCA‐A is only partially conver