Simultaneous quantification of THC-COOH, OH-THC, and further cannabinoids in human hair by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with electron ionization applying automated sample preparation

Drug Testing and Analysis
Tobias KielibaJustus Beike

Abstract

The detection of Δ9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) in hair, for the purpose of identifying cannabis consumption, is conducted in many forensic laboratories. Since external contamination of hair with these cannabis components cannot be excluded, even after hair decontamination, only the detection of THC metabolites such as 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH) or 11-hydroxy-Δ9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (OH-THC), is considered to prove cannabis consumption. At present, testing for THC metabolites is not standard practice due to its analytical complexity. For these reasons, we developed a novel method for the detection of THC-COOH and OH-THC as well as THC, CBD, and CBN in one single analytical run using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) with electron ionization. After manual hair washing and grinding, sample preparation was fully automated, by means of a robotic autosampler. The hair extraction took place by digestion with sodium hydroxide. A solid-phase extraction (SPE) was chosen for sample clean-up, using a mixed-mode anion exchange sorbent. Derivatization of all analytes was by silylation. The method has been fully validated according to guidelines of the So...Continue Reading

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