A new federally funded study has found that, in states where marijuana remains criminalized, there’s significantly more sales of lesser-regulated hemp cannabinoid products like delta-8 THC.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego investigated cannabis sales trends for the study, which was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on Wednesday, concluding that “delta-8-THC use was highest among states that prohibit marijuana use.”
According to the study involving 1,523 U.S. adults, just 7.7 percent reported using delta-8 THC. But people living in states where cannabis is strictly prohibited were more than two times as likely to say they’ve used the largely unregulated cannabinoid (11 percent) compared to those in states where marijuana is legal.
“Likewise, delta-8 THC use was significantly more common in states with no regulations on its sale (10.5 percent), compared to states that had taken steps to prohibit (4.5 percent) or regulate the compound (3.9 percent),” a press release says. “The prevalence of delta-8 THC use was lower among adults in states permitting both medical and nonmedical marijuana (5.5 percent) and states permitting medical use only (8.5 percent).”
“The results of this study suggest that delta-8-THC use is highest in environments that restrict marijuana use
Read full article on Marijuana Moment
