THCA meets legal definition of hemp, operators say – but not everyone agrees
America is getting high on hemp and people are starting to take notice!
Congress members may have unwittingly legalized marijuana, unbeknownst to themselves or customers. This does not include derivatives such as delta-8 THC or hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), which are made from CBD oil taken from federally authorized hemp plants and subsequently converted into psychotropic substances. Despite many states prohibiting hemp-derived THC, these cannabinoids remain federally legal due to a 2018 U.S. Farm Bill loophole.
However, the focus here is on licensed, state-compliant intoxicating cannabis transformed into consumer goods and marketed under the guise of THCA. THCA, a naturally occurring cannabinoid, is nonintoxicating but converts to psychoactive THC when heated, serving as a precursor. Marketed as THCA flower, these products supposedly adhere to the Farm Bill’s 0.3% delta-9 THC limit, thus meeting federal hemp standards.
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I do not want to encourage the use of intoxicants but also realize CBD and probably other components of cannabis can be very helpful for pain, inflammation, poor sleep and other ailments. Another point worth making is intoxicating cannabis can be responsibly used as ‘harm reduction’ in place of worse drugs like alcohol or fentanyl. In this vein, I should add that the Fifth Precept of Buddhist lay ethics only mentions alcohol and only advises avoiding irresponsible use of it, which may lead to ‘heedlessness’. For more on this topic, including a discussion of psychedelics, please see: Are We Misunderstanding the Fifth Precept? ABN
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