The NJ Senate Law and Public Safety Committee passed a Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hemp sales ban sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex) and Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) to regulate the market. This differs from O’Scanlon’s bill S 3470, which Ruiz is also sponsoring. That would have the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission regulate the Delta-8 […]
The NJ hemp market has grown into a bonanza that begs for legislation and regulations. The loopholes allowing Delta products have been greatly exploited to sell products that get you high. However, there is a bill to regulate the New Jersey hemp industry. Hemp delta products are everywhere. They are by no means confined to […]
Since the 2018 farm bill passage, cannabis enthusiasts have explored the world of hemp-derived cannabinoids. Recently, a new and relatively unknown compound has emerged, and it’s in all the local smoke shops, quick marts, gas station stores, bodegas, and beyond: THC-O / THCO. THCO / THC-O acetate, this derivative of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is being marketed […]
State Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) introduced legislation to regulate NJ Delta-8 THC and similar hemp-derived products. “There are unregulated, psychoactive hemp-derived products being sold with zero product safety or marketing standards in our communities,” O’Scanlon said. “You can get this stuff online, at the gas station, the pharmacy, bodega. It’s everywhere now.” “I sincerely hoped […]
CBD and CBN are two of the many cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. Both have potential therapeutic benefits and differ in key ways. CBD stands for Cannabidiol. It’s the second-most abundant cannabinoid in cannabis, after THC. CBD is non-psychoactive, meaning it doesn’t produce the “high” associated with cannabis consumption. CBN is a byproduct of […]
Research on CBD helps us understand how it could improve your sex life as an anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant. Researchers have discovered ECS receptors in the testicles and other sexually reproductive organs, according to a study published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in 2009. They’re also found in the human brain. […]
Delta-8 flower can help with joint pain. It contains CBD and THC which are naturally found in cannabis. These chemicals have anti-inflammatory properties, which help alleviate inflammation and pain in joints. Delta-8 flower is a natural substance that naturally occurs in plants in the form of essential oils. You can also use it in the […]
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a report warning of issues with the Delta-8 THC manufacturing process that the NJ Cannabis Trade Association (NJCTA) is echoing. “Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC has exploded in popularity in 2021. It has been touted as a ‘legal high.’ But Delta-8 products have also raised concerns over their legality, […]
The Atlantic City Champs conference held last week featured a wide variety of vendors, including many selling Delta 8 THC products. Champs is a Business 2 Businesses (B2B) conference. It’s for product vendors and wholesale distributors looking for retailers to carry their products. They were many companies eager to supply headshops at the Champs Atlantic […]
Influential cannabis companies and interest groups have come out in favor of the crackdown on the hemp extract cannabinoid Delta-8 THC. The substance has become controversial. It differs from the federally illegal Delta-9 THC but can still induce a high. In 2018, the federal Farm Bill legalized the industrial form of cannabis known as hemp. […]
Delta-10-THC is the newest addition to the growing list of medicinal and therapeutic cannabinoids being discovered in hemp. Delta-9 THC is the active ingredient in cannabis that causes a high that the federal government made illegal. Delta-8 THC was then discovered and extracted from hemp which is supposed to have less than .03 percent Delta-9 […]
The renegade trend of Delta-8 THC products derived from hemp is under threat as state governments are making it illegal. Delta-9 THC is the type of THC identified and made illegal under federal law. Delta-8 THC is extracted from hemp via a scientific process. Fourteen states have banned Delta-8 THC already. They include Colorado, Washington, […]
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