The myth of specific identification of Marijuana in criminal court Part 1: What is the goal and the purpose testing of unknowns generally?

The myth of specific identification of Marijuana in criminal court Part 1: What is the goal and the purpose testing of unknowns generally?

On January 10, 2012, in Identification, Solid Drug Dose, by Justin J. McShane

In many courtrooms all across the United States today, a state analyst opines under oath that a unknown leafy green vegetable like substance is in fact marijuana. The question becomes, in the typical case, is this a valid conclusion? Is it the whole scientific truth? In this series of posts we are going to examine […]