The Standard Joint Unit

Highlights • Standard units exist for alcohol but not for cannabis. • A Standard Joint Unit (SJU) accounts for Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (9-THC) content. • It converts information typically given by cannabis users into 9-THC quantities. • 1 SJU = 1 joint of marihuana or hashish = 0.25 g of cannab...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2017-07, Vol.176, p.109-116
Hauptverfasser:	Casajuana Kögel, Cristina, Balcells-Olivero, María Mercedes, López-Pelayo, Hugo, Miquel, Laia, Teixidó, Lídia, Colom, Joan, Nutt, David John, Rehm, Jürgen, Gual, Antoni
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Standard units exist for alcohol but not for cannabis. • A Standard Joint Unit (SJU) accounts for Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (9-THC) content. • It converts information typically given by cannabis users into 9-THC quantities. • 1 SJU = 1 joint of marihuana or hashish = 0.25 g of cannabis = 7 mg of 9-THC. • The SJU is useful for in clinical, epidemiological, and research purposes.
ISSN:	0376-8716 1879-0046
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.03.010