%0 Journal Article %T Kick starting method development for hemp analysis using cannabis as equivalent material %A Chan, Kar-Weng %J Problems of Forensic Sciences %V 2022 %R 10.4467/12307483PFS.22.015.17688 %N 132 %P 271-283 %K Hemp; THC; HPLC; Fiber-type cannabis %@ 1230-7483 %D 2023 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/problems-of-forensic-sciences/article/kick-starting-method-development-for-hemp-analysis-using-cannabis-as-equivalent-material %X Cannabis (or marijuana) is detrimental to humans because of its psychoactive effects. The plant materials of this genus have however been credited with its vast nutritional values. As its benefits outweigh harmful effects, some countries have legalized the use of fiber-type cannabis – a plant product called hemp. Hemp is deemed to contain delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) below the legal limit (e.g.