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Busse et al. 358 (15): 1641, Figure 1     April 10, 2008


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Figure 1


Figure 1. Typical Street-Size Bag of Marijuana.

In this {euro}10 ($15.39) bag, which was obtained from a patient, the plant material had been mostly consumed. The small grayish metal particles were identified as elemental lead. They can be easily distinguished from marijuana leaves both in the original package (Panel A) and under the magnifying lens (Panel B).



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