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We report the toxicokinetic (TK) profiles of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) following unintentional ingestion of cannabis in two pediatric cases, aged 12 and 15\u00a0months, respectively. Plasma concentrations of THC and CBD were measured using a validated liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS\/MS) method. THC was consistently detected in all plasma samples collected (four per patient), with highest measured concentrations of 45.0\u00a0\u03bcg\/L in Case 1 and 54.7\u00a0\u03bcg\/L in Case 2. CBD was not detected in Case 1, whereas in Case 2 it was measurable only in the first plasma sample, at a concentration of 1.11\u00a0\u03bcg\/L. Non-compartmental analysis (NCA) of the THC concentration\u2013time data enabled calculation of the TK profiles in both cases. The elimination rate constant (k\n                    <jats:sub>el<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) was 0.013\u00a0h\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    in Case 1 and 0.031\u00a0h\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    in Case 2, corresponding to an half-life (t\u00bd) of 52.5 and 21.7\u00a0h, respectively. 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