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Characterization of Reference Material 8210: Hemp Plant

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Author(s)

Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Walter Brent Wilson, Charles Barber, Monique Johnson, Jenna Klingsick, Jerome Mulloor, Blaza Toman, Elena Wood, Laura Wood, Andrea Yarberry

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reference Material (RM) 8210 Hemp Plant delivers non certified values for cannabinoids and toxic elements in a dried ground hemp plant material to help cannabis and forensic laboratories for use as a control and research material. A unit of RM 8210 contains three sample packets (approximately 1.5 g each), each sealed with a desiccant pouch in an aluminized polyester bag. This publication documents the production, analytical methods, and computations involved in characterizing this product.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 260-248
Report Number
260-248
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.260-248
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Keywords

arsenic, cadmium, cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), Cannabis sativa, hemp, lead, marijuana, mercury, Δ9 tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9 THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), toxic elements
Reference materials, Metals, Forensic Science, Drugs and toxicology, Chemistry and Analytical chemistry

Citation

Bryan Sallee, C. , Wilson, W. , Barber, C. , Johnson, M. , Klingsick, J. , Mulloor, J. , Toman, B. , Wood, E. , Wood, L. and Yarberry, A. (2024), Characterization of Reference Material 8210: Hemp Plant, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.260-248, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=957749 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created June 20, 2024, Updated June 27, 2024
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