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THC acetate ester is a derivative of THC which has been found by the DEA as an apparent controlled substance analogue of THC. It was apparently made by extracting and purifying THC from cannabis plant material using a soxhlet extractor followed by reaction with acetic anhydride in an analogous manner to how heroin is made from morphine. A similar case was reported in June 1995 in the UK and THC-O-acetate was ruled to be a Class A drug.
