WRITER OLIVIA KULANDER
Delta 8 MANUFACTURERS ARE SYNTHESiZiNG iT FROM CBD
pyramid scheme IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY PRODUCERS MiGHT GET EXCiTED ABOUT A WAY TO TURN A SURPLUS OF CBD OiL iNTO A SLiGHTLY PSYCHOACTiVE (AND THUS MORE VALUABLE) PRODUCT WiTH LESS LEGiSLATiVE OVERSiGHT THAN iTS MORE EFFECTiVE COUSiN. Δ8-THC MAY BE SAFE TO CONSUME. BUT CAN WE MAKE THAT SAME ASSUMPTiON ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHER CHEMiCALS THAT MAY BE iN THE PRODUCT?
THE CANNABiS PLANT CONTAiNS HUNDREDS OF THERAPEUTiC BiOMOLECULES, iNCLUDiNG OVER 100 CANNABiNOiDS LiKE THC AND CBD
Within the cannabinoids, there are many analogs and isomers for each type—small differences that have big implications and real-world consequences. An extra carbon molecule or a double bond in a different position completely changes how a given
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molecule will interact with the body and with other cannabinoids and terpenes.
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Δ9-THC
Δ8-THC is one such analog of the more familiar Δ9-THC. With a double bond on the eighth carbon atom instead of the ninth, Δ8-THC functions similarly to Δ9-THC. But other than being significantly
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