Congressional leaders have released another set of spending bills and reports, with lawmakers pushing multiagency coordination to create guidance on hemp manufacturing, better guidance on the marketing of CBD, updates on research into medical marijuana for veterans and investigations into “alternative treatments” for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as psychedelics.
Continue ReadingYears ago, the idea of a weed vacation package seemed devious, almost taboo. However, we know with Delta 8 THC, CBD, the hemp industry and recreational marijuana – the times have changed. Everyone likes to get out of their ordinary life, and a pretty good percentage of us like to be high when we’re doing it. These days, with expanding cannabis legalizations the world over, these two things can go together. Now, you can purchase weed vacation packages for a variety of weed-themed get-aways.
Continue ReadingDelta-8 THC gets a lot of attention as an intoxicating cannabis agent, that’s separate from the delta-9 we know and love. Now this attention has expanded to a federal court, which may, or may not, push Congress to do something to clarify. So, what’s the deal with the recent federal appeals court ruling, and what does it mean for the future of delta-8 THC?
Continue ReadingIf states are the laboratories of democracy, as the saying goes, those labs are getting some surprising results this year as they experiment with ways to regulate hemp derivatives in the face of federal inaction on the rise of intoxicating cannabinoids made from newly legal hemp plants…
Continue ReadingThe federal legalization of hemp through the 2018 Farm Bill removed restrictions on a wide range of molecules produced by the cannabis plant—including, a new court ruling says, the psychoactive cannabinoid delta-8 THC.
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…
Continue ReadingWhen customers walk into The Holistic Connection in Nashville, they sometimes think the in-store cannabis is fake just because you can buy it off the shelf. But take it from John Slota, who has been working at the store for six months: It’s the real deal…
Continue ReadingESCAMBIA COUNTY, Delta 8 THC Products — The FDA is taking a closer look this week at delta-8, or what some called legal weed, and has issued a warning to some makers over their unsupported claims about its health benefits.
Delta 8, according to the FDA, may be harmful to consumers. But it’s being sold everywhere. You can find it at tobacco shops, at convenience stores and gas stations.
Continue ReadingWhether you are a regular user or curious about cannabis, HHC-O is hemp-derived yet psychoactive.
That fact is not unique as we have Delta 8, Delta 10, and THC-O that also have psychoactive effects. They all come from hemp, which makes them legal to use.
Continue ReadingIs Delta 8 for sale in Kansas still? Law enforcement officers with the Shawnee County Drug Enforcement Task Force executed search warrants on multiple retail businesses throughout Topeka and Shawnee County on Thursday, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.
Task Force officers seized illegal products that were being offered for sale and distributed to the general public.
Continue ReadingHarm reduction, once a term of relative obscurity, is now splashed all over the headlines. In March, harm reduction advocates witnessed a historic and hopeful moment as President Biden publicly endorsed the approach as part of his “Unity Agenda” and efforts to address the overdose crisis. Yet just a month prior, we saw a firestorm of conservative-fueled opposition to the practice.
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