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Table PPP-5. Potency of cannabis products at retail level, 2010
Part (iii) Geographical coverage / Sampling frame / Type of study
| Country | Geographical coverage / Sampling frame / Type of study | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | National / seizures sent to the laboratories for analysis following prosecutors' decision / analysis developed by 11 laboratories including data from "Project drugs in circulation" | |
| Bulgaria | Local: district of Sofia / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Czech Republic | National / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures in some laboratories; not all analysis and all laboratories are included (permanent data collection twice per year). | |
| Germany | National / all seizures linked to criminal investigation / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Estonia | National / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Ireland | National / 10 suspected import samples analysed. Gas Chromatography used to quantify THC content / Ad hoc study; resin samples used selected from street level used for personal use. herbal samples suspected import market level; October - December 2010. | |
| France | National / all seizures / monitoring system | |
| Italy | National / seizures under a specific threshold (Latium all seizures) / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Luxembourg | National / all seizures random sampling / monitoring system | |
| Hungary | National / all seizures submitted for analysis of herbal cannabis over 8 g / resin seizures of over 25 g / routine analysis of seizures: THC content means only free THC without THC acid. | |
| Malta | National / random sample of police and customs seizures / monitoring system | |
| Netherlands | National / user's level: random test purchases in coffee shops / monitoring system | |
| Austria | National / seizures under a specific threshold / Seizures when suspicion about the substance / test purchases at street level / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Poland | National / not all seizures (includes material from cultivations) / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Portugal | National / random selected sample of seizures of under 1 g / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Romania | National / sampling of all cases (retail or large) for which the authorities requested the potency analysis according UNODC best practice manual; High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to quantify THC, CBD and CBN / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Slovenia | National / all seizures: random selection / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Slovakia | National / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Finland | National / THC purity is measured only when herbal cannabis sample amount is >150 g and the purity test is specially requested / monitoring system | |
| United Kingdom | National (England and Wales) / seizures, from street-level users when issuing a warning, submitted for analysis to their usual forensic provider by 23 Police Forces participated / ad-hoc study | |
| Croatia | National / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures | |
| Turkey | National / seizures sent to the laboratories for analysis due judicial or law enforcement needs | |
| Norway | National / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures |