Issue 6, 2010
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Analytical Methods

Spice up your life: screening the illegal components of ‘Spice’ herbal products

Claire E. J. Emanuel,a   Bill Ellisona  and  Craig E. Banks*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Biology, Chemistry and Health Science, Division of Chemistry and Materials, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, Lancs, UK
E-mail: c.banks@mmu.ac.uk
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Abstract

‘Spice’ is a herbal blend which was freely available in the UK until December 2009 after which it was classified as a Class B drug. The Spice product range includes ‘Gold’ and ‘Diamond’ and a very limited number of reports have identified that these contain non-traditional cannabinoids. We have determined for the first time the components of Spice ‘Gold Spirit’ using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy and also explored a potential screening approach using Solid Probe Mass Spectroscopy which requires no liquid–liquid extraction. This methodology has the potential to facilitate the accelerated screening of illegal components in ‘Spice’ and other related herbal-type products.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0AY00200C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Mar 2010
Accepted
14 Apr 2010
First published
04 May 2010

Anal. Methods, 2010,2, 614-616

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C. E. J. Emanuel, B. Ellison and C. E. Banks, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 614 DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00200C

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