{"id":3606,"date":"2023-05-01T10:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T00:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/marijuana-mayhem-hits-melatonin-quantity-of-melatonin-and-cbd-in-melatonin-gummies-sold-in-the-us-jama\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:00:29","slug":"marijuana-mayhem-hits-melatonin-quantity-of-melatonin-and-cbd-in-melatonin-gummies-sold-in-the-us-jama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/marijuana-mayhem-hits-melatonin-quantity-of-melatonin-and-cbd-in-melatonin-gummies-sold-in-the-us-jama\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Mayhem Hits Melatonin: Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the US (JAMA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>Research Reveals\u2026Of the 30 melatonin gummy brands meeting the inclusion criteria, 4 were unavailable for purchase and 1 did not contain \u201cmelatonin\u201d on the actual label; therefore, 25 products were analyzed. One product did not contain detectable levels of melatonin but did contain 31.3 mg of CBD. In the remaining products, the quantity of melatonin ranged from 1.3 mg to 13.1 mg per serving size (<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2804077?guestAccessKey=856fa08e-486d-47e8-8531-8a90fd3d0fe1&amp;utm_source=silverchair&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&amp;utm_content=etoc&amp;utm_term=042523#jld230017t1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table<\/a>). In products that contained melatonin, the actual quantity of melatonin ranged from 74% to 347% of the labeled quantity. Twenty-two of 25 products (88%) were inaccurately labeled, and only 3 products (12%) contained a quantity of melatonin that was within \u00b110% of the declared quantity. Five products declared CBD as an ingredient, and the quantity of CBD ranged from 10.6 mg to 31.3 mg per serving. The actual quantity of CBD ranged from 104% to 118% of the labeled quantity. Serotonin was not detected in any product. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2804077?guestAccessKey=856fa08e-486d-47e8-8531-8a90fd3d0fe1&amp;utm_source=silverchair&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&amp;utm_content=etoc&amp;utm_term=042523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete research<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/><i>(Non-clinically trialled and harmful Cannabinoid products are being unleashed into communities because of the \u2018vote for medicine\u2019 model \u2013 Next to no science \u2013 no credibility \u2013 no care for harms done!)<\/i><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Reveals\u2026Of the 30 melatonin gummy brands meeting the inclusion criteria, 4 were unavailable for purchase and 1 did not contain \u201cmelatonin\u201d on the actual label; therefore, 25 products were analyzed. One product did not contain detectable levels of melatonin but did contain 31.3 mg of CBD. 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