{"id":1314,"date":"2011-04-28T12:02:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T16:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2015-12-08T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T14:50:29","slug":"rasmussen-research-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/news\/rasmussen-research-poster","title":{"rendered":"Research Day 2011 – Amber Rasmussen – Analysis and characterization of several varieties of synthetic cannabinoids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analysis and characterization of several varieties of synthetic cannabinoids<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amber Rasmussen is from Appleton, Wisconsin.\u00a0 She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2007 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and Human Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish.\u00a0 She is currently a graduate student in Marshall University\u2019s Forensic Science Program with emphases in DNA Analysis, Computer Forensics, and Crime Scene Investigation.\u00a0 Her poster is entitled \u201cAnalysis and characterization of several varieties of synthetic cannabinoids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Synthetic cannabinoid compounds are added to a mixture of vegetative material in order to produce effects similar to or greater than cannabis, and are commonly marketed as herbal incense or potpourri.\u00a0 Some of the most frequently reported compounds include HU-210, CP 47,497 (and its homologs), JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-398, and JWH-250.\u00a0 A simple methanol extraction followed by GC\/MS analysis is sufficient for the identification of many of these compounds within samples of the unburned product.\u00a0 An analysis of the burnt residue and ashes remaining after burning a portion of synthetic cannabinoid sample indicates a diminished yet identifiable sustained presence of several of these compounds.\u00a0 Future analysis of evidentiary samples may be utilized to track sample cannabinoid content.<\/p>\n

Poster:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Analysis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

References:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Auwarter, V., Dresen, S., Weinmann, W., Muller, M., Putz, M., Ferreiros, N. JMS Letter: \u2018Spice\u2019 and other herbal blends: Harmless incense or cannabinoid designer drugs? Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 2009; 44, 832-837.<\/li>\n
  2. DEA Public Affairs. DEA Moves to Emergency Control Synthetic Marijuana.\u00a0 News Release. November 24, 2010.<\/li>\n
  3. Emanuel, C., Ellison, B., Banks, C. Spice up your life: screening the illegal components of \u2018Spice\u2019 herbal products. Analytical Methods. 2010; 2, 614-616.<\/li>\n
  4. Lindigkeit, R., Boehme, A., Eiserloh, I., Luebbecke, M., Wiggerman, M., Ernst, L., Beuerle, T. Spice: A never ending story? Forensic Science International. 2009; 191 58-63.<\/li>\n
  5. Microgram Bulletin: \u201cSpice\u201d-Plant materials laced with synthetic cannabinoids or cannabinoid mimicking compounds. Microgram Bulletin. March, 2009.<\/li>\n
  6. Understanding the \u2018Spice\u2019 phenomenon.\u00a0 European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).\u00a0 2009.<\/li>\n
  7. Zimmerman, U., Winkelmann, P., Pilhatsch, M., Nees, J., Spanagel, R., Schultz, K. Withdrawal phenomena and dependence syndrome after the consumption of \u201cSpice Gold\u201d. Ktsch Arztebl International, 2009; 106(27): 464-67.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Analysis and characterization of several varieties of synthetic cannabinoids Biography: Amber Rasmussen is from Appleton, Wisconsin.\u00a0 She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2007 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and Human Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish.\u00a0 She is currently a graduate student in Marshall University\u2019s Forensic Science Program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":1315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[150,113,120],"class_list":["post-1314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-research","tag-research","tag-research-day-2011","tag-students"],"acf":[],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/files\/2011\/04\/Rasmussen.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}