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Both Delta-8 and delta-9 THC will get you high, but experts say it's smart to know the difference.
There was a time when we used "THC" to describe a single compound, and there was virtually no confusion about it. However, in reality, there are a handful of psychoactive compounds in cannabis, and they have distinctive characteristics.
Blake Smith, chief science officer at Zion Pharmaceuticals “THC is THC, whether it's hemp-derived, whether you actually grew it in hops, or whether it came from traditional cannabis.”—Blake Smith “The concern with hemp-derived Delta-8 THC is that its production often results in many unknown side products and contaminants that have harmful or undetermined physiological effects” —Brandon Forsyth, UDAF medical cannabis director “We received so many complaints that we pulled all Delta-8 products from the shelves.”
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