Desaga CD 60 slit scanner at a wavelength of 200 nm. 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and
1.00μg of each cannabinoid were applied to each plate to construct calibration
curves (Szabady et al. 2002 ).
Acknowledgements This work supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse,
Contract No. N01DA-10-7773.
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