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What should the cannabiz do about Delta-8 THC?

By Alex Halperin
04/18/2023 08:29 PM GMT-0700
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In late March, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) legalized MED in the Bluegrass State.

A week earlier, Beshear had signed another cannabis-related bill to regulate the intoxicating, hemp derivative (IHD) Delta-8 THC (D8). The bill, which passed the Kentucky legislature unanimously, directs the state to establish a lab-testing and approval process for D8, and requires buyers to be 21+.

The Kentucky news comes as state lawmakers, already wrestling with cannabis legalization, have to wrestle with D8 as well. Last year a federal appeals court ruled D8 legal under the 2018 U.S . . .

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