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The illicit use of marihuana as an in toxicant by a proportion of the American population has been a major issue of national concern since the early 1960’ s. Marihuana has been reported to be the most widely used nonlegal psychoactive drug, including cocaine and heroin (Miller and Cisin, 1983). Since marihuana is considered an illegal substance which has a high potential for abuse, and there is no acceptable medical use in the United States (Schedule 1 Drug), it is not regulated by governmental standards; therefore it may be more susceptible to possible contamination.
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Krawczeniuk, A.S., O’Rear, C.E., Mislivec, P.B., Bruce, V.R., Trucksess, M.W., Llewellyn, G.C. (1987). Evaluating Illicit Marihuana for Aflatoxins and Toxigenic Fungi. In: Llewellyn, G.C., O’Rear, C.E. (eds) Biodeterioration Research 1. Biodeterioration Research, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0949-9_17
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