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Surprising no one, recent findings show that most hemp in Oregon runs hot. By this I mean it is generally designed to get you lit.
This hemp is often sold and marketed online without age verification, in packaging attractive to minors, or at unlicensed retail stores. Most labels lack clear potency information, and the products are not traceable to test results. On the bright side, the report didn’t seem to turn up much pesticide contamination, although 4 of the 51 samples contained prohibited “artificially derived cannabinoids.” Those are semisynthetic substances like delta-8 THC or CBN derived from CBD.
Not a great look overall. But again, no surprise.
The technical report at issue runs 45 pages, and covers marijuana as well as hemp. It was produced by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). The OLCC’s news release published alongside the report summarizes things nicely. I’m not going to recap it– you can click the link. But I’ll share a few quick thoughts.
The hemp product registry isn’t working (yet)
Last year, Oregon House Bill 4121 tasked OLCC with overseeing the
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