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 Legalization of Marijuana: The Journey of Marijuana Laws in Colorado and Ohio
        

                          ASCLD Train the Director Webinar Series Event Dates
              April 5, 2022, 1:00 pm
 – 2:00 pmEastern
Event Duration
              1 hour
Location
              Online

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The decriminalization of hemp and legalization of marijuana is not a new topic across the United States. With 37 states allowing marijuana for medicinal use and 18 states allowing it for recreational use, it is no wonder why many laboratories have seen a shift in their analytical approach.

In the year 2016, House Bill 523 was signed which would allow medical marijuana to be used within the state of Ohio. It is still illegal to use marijuana recreationally; however, an initiative created to legalize marijuana may come to fruition in 2022.

In the state of Colorado, medical marijuana was passed by the voters in the year 2000, and Amendment 64 soon followed in 2012 which allowed for the use of recreational marijuana. Amendment 64 also included provisions for industrial hemp.

When the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted, many states rushed to make changes to their own laws to allow the hemp industry to grow and thrive in their jurisdictions. By removing hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, Cannabis sativa L. plant material with a concentration of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis was no longer considered marijuana. This allowed for a major shift in how the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) approached the analysis of cannabis to differentiate between marijuana and industrial hemp.

For hemp to be differentiated from marijuana, the analytical scheme for suspected marijuana needed to add an assessment or measurement of the Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration. Currently, the Ohio BCI is capable of quantifying cannabis and related products using LC-UV-MS, while the CBI is capable of quantifying cannabis plant material only using HPLC-UV-DAD.

Laboratory representatives from Colorado and Ohio will discuss the impact of legalization of marijuana and hemp in their respective jurisdictions; one view of 10 years impacted and the other view of anticipated impact. The shifts in the analytical approach with the training of analysts, costs and instrumental validations, procedures, and reporting will also be discussed.
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                  ASCLD Train the Director Webinar Series

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              Webinar
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          Online,
                        On demand

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Forensic Technology Center of Excellence;National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice
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              If you have questions about this course, contact the FTCoE

  Registration Dates
              March 16, 2022 - April 5, 2022

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              Open

  Eligibility
              Free and open to all.

  Credits
              Certificate of completion
    
  
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            Controlled substances
        Ohio
        Marijuana
        Criminal investigation
        Medical uses of marijuana
        Evidence analysis and processing
        Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
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