• Breaking News
  • U.S. News
  • Contact
  • View Print Edition
    • CL Digital
  • Subscribe
Thursday, May 19, 2022
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
Advertise with us
The Chicago Leader
Donate Now
  • Home
    • Subscribe to the print newspaper
    • Scavenger Hunt Contest
    • Download Media Kit PDF
    • Ad submission
    • Sponsors
  • World
    Bahamas

    Bahamas Mysterious Deaths Puzzles Tourists

    Mexico

    Mexico Is One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Reporters

    Germany

    Germany Prepping to Forgo Russian Gas

    Trending Tags

    • Breaking News
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • coronavirus pandemic
  • U.S. News
    • All
    • Black History
    • Chicago
    • Illinois
    US

    US, Spain, and Portugal Identify Monkeypox Patients

    Floyd

    Former Officer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in George Floyd’s Death

    Jetblue

    JetBlue Attempts to Buyout the Competition

    Trending Tags

    • U.S.
    • U.S. Census
    • Politics
  • Business
    • All
    • Jobs
    Barbie

    Barbie Continues to Be Inclusive With Its Dolls

    Ohio

    Ohio Doctor Free From Murder Charges

    Jones

    Alex Jones Infowars Files for Bankruptcy

    Trending Tags

    • Wall Street
    • Trump
    • Bankruptcy
    • Federal Reserve Bank
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Arts
    • Book Review
    • Chicago Film Office
    • Gaming
    • Movie
    • Music
    • Review
    Queen

    Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 70 Years on the Throne

    Apple

    Apple Update iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Changes

    marvel

    Marvel’s Latest Film Stays on Top in Its Second Week

    Trending Tags

    • Movies
    • marvel movies
    • Dancing
  • Sports
  • Science
    • All
    • CBD
    • Climate
    • Marijuana
    Octopus

    Octopus Mothers Die After Laying Eggs

    black hole

    Black Hole of the Milky Way Galaxy First Seen

    UFO

    Biological Impact of UFO Sightings on Human Observers

    Trending Tags

    • UFO
    • Coronavirus
    • Novel coronavirus
    • coronavirus pandemic
    • NASA
    • scientists
  • Health
    • All
    • COVID-19
    • Faith
    • food
    • homeopathy
    • mental health
    • prostate
    stroke

    Stroke Prevention Is Key to Stay Healthy

    Abortion

    Abortion Protest Outside Clinic

    monkeypox

    CDC Expresses Concerns About Unusual Outbreak of Monkeypox in UK

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Mr. Robot
    • MotoGP 2017
    • Climate Change
    • Flat Earth
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Home
    • Subscribe to the print newspaper
    • Scavenger Hunt Contest
    • Download Media Kit PDF
    • Ad submission
    • Sponsors
  • World
    Bahamas

    Bahamas Mysterious Deaths Puzzles Tourists

    Mexico

    Mexico Is One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Reporters

    Germany

    Germany Prepping to Forgo Russian Gas

    Trending Tags

    • Breaking News
    • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • coronavirus pandemic
  • U.S. News
    • All
    • Black History
    • Chicago
    • Illinois
    US

    US, Spain, and Portugal Identify Monkeypox Patients

    Floyd

    Former Officer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in George Floyd’s Death

    Jetblue

    JetBlue Attempts to Buyout the Competition

    Trending Tags

    • U.S.
    • U.S. Census
    • Politics
  • Business
    • All
    • Jobs
    Barbie

    Barbie Continues to Be Inclusive With Its Dolls

    Ohio

    Ohio Doctor Free From Murder Charges

    Jones

    Alex Jones Infowars Files for Bankruptcy

    Trending Tags

    • Wall Street
    • Trump
    • Bankruptcy
    • Federal Reserve Bank
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Arts
    • Book Review
    • Chicago Film Office
    • Gaming
    • Movie
    • Music
    • Review
    Queen

    Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 70 Years on the Throne

    Apple

    Apple Update iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Changes

    marvel

    Marvel’s Latest Film Stays on Top in Its Second Week

    Trending Tags

    • Movies
    • marvel movies
    • Dancing
  • Sports
  • Science
    • All
    • CBD
    • Climate
    • Marijuana
    Octopus

    Octopus Mothers Die After Laying Eggs

    black hole

    Black Hole of the Milky Way Galaxy First Seen

    UFO

    Biological Impact of UFO Sightings on Human Observers

    Trending Tags

    • UFO
    • Coronavirus
    • Novel coronavirus
    • coronavirus pandemic
    • NASA
    • scientists
  • Health
    • All
    • COVID-19
    • Faith
    • food
    • homeopathy
    • mental health
    • prostate
    stroke

    Stroke Prevention Is Key to Stay Healthy

    Abortion

    Abortion Protest Outside Clinic

    monkeypox

    CDC Expresses Concerns About Unusual Outbreak of Monkeypox in UK

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Mr. Robot
    • MotoGP 2017
    • Climate Change
    • Flat Earth
  • English
  • Spanish
No Result
View All Result
Chicago Leader
No Result
View All Result

Delta 8 Is a Lower THC Hemp Product

by Sheena Robertson
February 20, 2021
in CBD, Marijuana
0
Delta 8
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Don't like to read?

There is a new product on the market called Delta 8. This product is being called “weed light.” This is because it can be sold to legal adults without a prescription. According to Carlos Hermida, owner of Chillum Glass Gallery and CBD Dispensary in Ybor City, Florida, the reason is due to the fact that Delta 8 is a hemp product. Not a cannabis product.

The difference, we’re talking about Delta 9 being cannabis, Delta 8 being available in hemp. If it’s hemp, it is legal. Still gets you stoned and it is made legal under the same laws that made CBD legal.

Some people have stated that Delta 8 is around 70 to 75 percent as potent as THC. Hermida says that a person only had to “consume a little more to feel the same.” He further stated that Delta 8 is an “alternative” to medical marijuana. People do not have to get a prescription or pay “extreme prices for cannabis.”

Currently, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has stated that they are in the process of reviewing rules surrounding products like Delta 8. People should know that this product will more than likely show up on a drug test. Therefore if a person is caught driving while on this product it will be considered a Driving Under the Influence (DUI). In other states, this is called Operating Under the Influence (OUI).

Delta 8This product is a minor cannabinoid (CBD) that occurs naturally in the plant. Normally it is in very small concentrations. However, commercial growers and extractors are using selective breeding and molecular isolation to produce larger quantities of Delta 8.

According to Weedmaps, there are over 100 cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant. There has been lots of research done on Delta-9-THC and CBD. However, there has been less information given about minor or secondary cannabinoids.

Delta 8 is considered a minor cannabinoid. It is also considered to be a degraded form of THC. This product binds to a person’s CB1 receptors which are located in the central nervous system. It has also been said to adhere to CB2 receptors. However, there have not been many studies performed about this binding mechanism.

A preclinical study published in 2018, states that Delta 8 may help reduce inflammation and pain from corneal injuries. It further stated that this product could reduce pain and inflammation to other areas if applied topically.

The United States National Library of Medicine says that the product could also assist those who suffer from anxiety. It has been said that consumption of this product could result in a very calm and focused high. This high would be without the added anxiety that normal THC products are said to have.

A 1995 study published in “Life Science,” said that Delta 8 has the potential to help fight nausea. The study was conducted on eight pediatric cancer patients over a two-year span. They found that the patients had no vomiting after they ingested Delta 8 products within 24 hours after cancer treatment. According to the study, there were very few side effects listed.

Some research has suggested that this product could help stimulate a person’s appetite. In one study, researchers found that mice who consumed Delta 8 over a 50 day period resulted in around 22 percent more food intake. Study’s are still being conducted on this product. It could potentially have more health benefits.

Written by Sheena Robertson

Sources:

Weedmaps: Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol

Fox: ‘Stone America’: Legal, lower-THC hemp product draws ire of Polk County sheriff; Josh Cascio

Featured Image Courtesy of James St. John’s Flickr Page – Creative Commons License

Tags: cannabinoidCBDDelta 8FloridaYbor City
Sheena Robertson

Sheena Robertson

Next Post
jonas

'SNL' Guest Host Nick Jonas to Perform New Single 'Spaceman' [Video]

Recent Posts

  • Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 70 Years on the Throne
  • Stroke Prevention Is Key to Stay Healthy
  • US, Spain, and Portugal Identify Monkeypox Patients

Newsletter

Loading
No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • Ad submission
  • Contact
  • Team
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • FAQ
  • Mission

© 2018 TNS - TNS theme by Frackle TNSthemes.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • World
  • Business
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Movie
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Health and Lifestyle
  • View Print Edition
  • Subscribe to the print newspaper
  • Contact

© 2018 TNS - TNS theme by Frackle TNSthemes.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Posting....

Support independent local journalism by subscribing to the Chicago Leader print
and digital publication for just $15 a year.

Subscribe Now