HAVE CBD MARKETERS MADE A D8 WITH THE DEVIL?

IN AN EVER-EXPANDING INDUSTRY CHARACTERIZED BY UNEVEN approaches and patchwork regulations nationwide, one constant is uncertainty. The evolution of cannabis regulations will continue to feature some complex and often chaotic undertakings, and the meteoric popularity of Delta-8 THC (D8) throughout the United States is a prime example of an innovative product’s filling a void via a regulatory loophole. It is also forcing lawmakers and large cannabis producers to play catch-up amid unintended consequences and risks from a lack of regulatory oversight, resulting in reports of heavy metals and unexpected intoxicants winding up in a widening array of products.

Now, as the compound’s popularity continues to gain currency, state regulators and lawmakers are playing some legislative catch-up to rein it in, if not