Intoxicating hemp products like delta-8-THC would be banned in Illinois under a proposal in Springfield — prompting hemp companies to fight for their survival. “Big Cannabis has no interest in regulations for hemp companies like mine,” Charles Wu, CEO of Nexem hemp grower and Chi’tiva stores that sell delta-8, told the Tribune. ″What they have been pushing for is a complete ban … [Read more...] about Cannabis, hemp companies fight over whether to ban or regulate intoxicating products like delta-8-THC
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Delta-8 brouhaha creates marijuana opportunity in next federal Farm Bill
Among the pressing items on federal lawmakers’ 2023 to-do lists is renewing the Farm Bill. Every five years, the sprawling, multipart, $428 billion monster that deals with nutrition and rural development as well as what American farmers grow and how they grow it is revamped. And the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp and triggered the boom in delta-8 THC and other intoxicating … [Read more...] about Delta-8 brouhaha creates marijuana opportunity in next federal Farm Bill
Existing Drug Tests Can Detect Delta-8-THC–The Latest Cannabis Craze
NEWS PROVIDED BY AACC As the cannabis derivative delta-8-THC grows in popularity, it's important for drug tests to be able to detect and differentiate it from delta-9-THC—the primary psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Breaking research showcased at the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo demonstrates that common drug testing methods can do just … [Read more...] about Existing Drug Tests Can Detect Delta-8-THC–The Latest Cannabis Craze
Delta-8 THC Products Are Federally Legal Just Like Hemp, Appeals Court Rules. Great Ruling while cannabis stay illegal. SMH
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote in an opinion published Thursday that products containing delta-8 THC are generally legal because federal law defines hemp as “any part of” the cannabis plant, including “all derivatives, extracts, [and] cannabinoids,” that contains less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC by weight. The law, the court said in the 3-0 … [Read more...] about Delta-8 THC Products Are Federally Legal Just Like Hemp, Appeals Court Rules. Great Ruling while cannabis stay illegal. SMH
Is it regulated anywhere really? Delta 8 remains a legal, albeit unregulated cannabis market in Virginia
HAMPTON, Va. — One step inside the Happy Hempo in the Phoebus neighborhood of Hampton, one might feel like a kid walking into a candy shop. However, the products inside Dani Edwards' venture aren't meant for kids. “My family and I have a passion for cannabis," she said. If the name didn't already give it away, Edwards' storefront sells hemp products. But it's one particular … [Read more...] about Is it regulated anywhere really? Delta 8 remains a legal, albeit unregulated cannabis market in Virginia
