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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston – 3 September 2024
1. Various of products advertised as containing synthetically derived delta-8 THC are offered for sale at a smoke shop in Southwest Houston
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San Diego – 3 September 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Igor Grant, Professor of Psychiatry UC San Diego:
"The general concerns are in two areas. One is what does the chemical itself, the pure chemical let’s say delta eight THC do. And the other is how is it manufactured and sold and whether there could be products within those products that themselves could be harmful."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston – 3 September 2024
3. Various of products advertised as containing synthetically derived delta-8 THC are offered for sale at a smoke shop in Southwest Houston.
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San Diego – 3 September 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Igor Grant, Professor of Psychiatry UC San Diego:
"All of these processes introduce the possibility of some of these things that have been used to process the stuff lingering behind or contaminating the products. Now, if this was made in an FDA Food and Drug Administration approved facility, which has very high standards of purity and control, that wouldn’t be much of a problem. But these are not made that way. And so it’s, it’s difficult to control the purity, of the substances as well as, as their potency.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston – 3 September 2024
5. Mid of products advertised as containing synthetically derived delta-8 THC are offered for sale at a smoke shop.
6. Top-to-bottom tilt shots of products advertised as containing synthetically derived delta-9 THC and CBD are offered for sale at a smoke shop.
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San Diego – 3 September 2024
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Igor Grant, Professor of Psychiatry UC San Diego:
"So, buyer beware. And again, it’s not so much. I think often the focus is on the delta 8. What does the delta-8 do to people? And, of course, we should be concerned about that. But I think it’s more the case in the unregulated market. What else is in there that we don’t know about?"
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houston – 3 September 2024
8. Various of products advertised as containing synthetically derived delta-8 THC are offered for sale at a smoke shop in Southwest Houston.
STORYLINE:
They’re sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips. Their packaging lists things like delta-8 THC, micro- and macrodoses of “psychedelics” and “nootropics."
These substances are often sold through legal loopholes, despite concerns about potential health risks and a lack of oversight of how they’re produced. And in the absence of federal rules, many states have banned or have tried to ban delta-8 THC.
Legal but under-regulated drugs are easy to come by, but experts say there are still a lot of uncertainties. Here’s what to know.
How are these substances legal?
Drug laws are often specific to the substance, so federal and state regulators are left chasing the newest chemical concoction.
Delta-8 THC exploded in popularity under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, more commonly known as the Farm Bill. Under that law, hemp products and the cannabinoids that could be made from them were classified as distinct from marijuana.
Delta-8 has just a slight chemical tweak from the psychoactive delta-9 compound found in marijuana, but it can still get you high.
If it’s on a store shelf though, it’s safe, right?
Not necessarily.
He pointed to how delta-8 is made from CBD.
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