Delta What???
Benjamin Davis, REHS
Founder @ Big Cat Botanics | Confectionery Chemist | Botanical Extraction & Formulation
Delta 8 THC or “D8” was discovered in the 1960s; it is not a new substance. While it does occur naturally in small quantities, most if not all of the D8 on the market is synthetically made from CBD.
Prior to The 2018 Farm Bill Americans generally understood cannabis as marijuana; a plant that contains THC, specifically, Delta 9 THC. The cannabis plant contains hundreds of cannabinoids with varying levels of psychoactivity. The CBD industry has used the 2018 Farm Bill to fallaciously legalize the sale of Delta 8 THC and other psychoactive cannabinoids that are made from CBD, utilizing the term hemp-derived.
Marijuana contains mostly THCA which must be heated to convert to Delta 9 THC (This is normally done by smoking or cooking the dried buds). Marijuana is cannabis. According to the Federal Government, cannabis that has less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC is hemp.
The molecular difference between Delta 8 THC and Delta 9 THC is the location of the double bond. This is similar to the difference between your left hand and your right hand. Many people will say that D8 is less potent than D9, but in toxicology we refer to the phrase: “dose makes the poison”. The long term health effects of consuming semi-synthetic or fully synthetic cannabinoids is not known.
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The distinction of “Delta 8” vs “Delta 9” is only now being made to justify the sale of THC products in states that have not legalized medicinal/recreational marijuana. Here in Colorado, we do not allow the sale of semi-synthetic or fully synthetic cannabinoids including Delta 8 THC.
The people of states like Ohio are being denied access to safe, natural, regulated cannabis (marijuana) while simultaneously being sold unregulated mystery cannabis products (hemp). Gov. Mike DeWine is currently opposing a ballot measure that seeks to legalize adult-use marijuana sales in the State of Ohio. He told the Governor’s Executive Workforce Board “it would be a real mistake for us to have recreational marijuana,” meanwhile hemp-derived THC products are being sold across the entire state at smoke shops.
Marijuana is cannabis, hemp is cannabis. They are both cannabis. If this is common sense to you, great! But that is not the case for all Americans. The time has come for The United States to regulate hemp and marijuana as one plant. Cannabis.
Baymedica Inc
1 年whats even more intersting is,comparing CB1 bindings, and realizing most so the differences in activity are related to the Methyl oxidation by the lucer and the passage through the BBB into thr brain. Fun to pull that literature and post it here
Scientist and regulatory affairs specialist with expertise spanning environmental, food safety, cannabis, nutraceutical, software, health, and safety domains.
1 年I'm currently working on a safety profile and regulatory risk management article on Delta -8 products I've tested. It's a crazy world out there in the hemp space with minimal real science on it
Infused CPG Pioneer | Founder/President CCMA | Advisor | Policy Junkie
1 年Do you mean to disparage D8 or just the odd and nonsensical way that prohibition is crumbling?
Co-Founder, CSO & The Happy Chemist at VERTOSA
1 年Thank you for recognizing the knowledge gap in our industry and doing something about it. I have a similar article coming out next week. Stay tuned on this!