On 21 Jan 2003 21:33:32 GMT, pam (HIP n TX) wrote:

Problem: 200, 8 month old dead root systems and 3-4" mainstems
(1/4-5/8"diameter[as i recall]) that the' powers that be' would like to certify
as "marijuana".

Are there any other other plants other than cannabis in the
CLASS. Dicotyledoneae. ORDER. Uriticales. FAMILY. Cannabaceae.
that could be difficult or impossible to discriminate from
GENUS. Cannabis. SPECIES. Sativa, Indica
Or, how about just CLASS. Dicotyledoneae. ORDER. Uriticales

Maybe, just barely maybe, hops (_Humulus lupus_), the plant most
closely related to cannabis.

But a case involving 200 plants probably isn't being handled by Barney
Fife. Drug war labs can undoubtedly i.d. the chemistry even from
stumps and roots. Possibly, but less likely, from the anatomy as well.

These plant parts had been dead for 2-4 months prior to confiscation in
October 2002 and have been stored (i don't know the circumstances) since.
Needless, any help appreciated.

A Lexis/Nexis might turn up similar cases involving debris. SF/
Seattle plant groups might turn up something.