WESH 2 investigates controversy surrounding new hemp product, Delta 8 THC Share Updated: 12:18 AM EDT May 6, 2021
WESH 2 investigates controversy surrounding new hemp product, Delta 8 THC Share Updated: 12:18 AM EDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript SUMMER: TONIGHT, A NEW HEMP PRODUCT IS CAUSING A STIR IN THE INDUSTRY. STEWART: IT’S CALLED DELTA EIGHT THC. IT’S MADE FROM HEMP BUT GIVES USERS A FEELING OF BEING HIGH, SIMILAR TO MARIJUANA. WESH 2’S KELSI THORUD TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PRODUCT AND THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING IT. KELSI: MOST PEOPLE KNOW HEMP AS THE LESS POTENT AND FEDERALLY LEGAL COUSIN OF MARIJUAN IN RECENT YEARS, CBD PRODUCTS MADE FROM HEMP HAVE BECOME POPULAR AMONG PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HELP IN MANAGING ANYTHING FROM PAIN TO ANXIETY. BUT A NEW HEMP PRODUCT KNOWN AS DELTA8 THC IS TAKING THE INDUSTRY BY STORM, AND CAUSING SOME CONTROVERSY ALONG THE WAY. THEY SAID, THIS IS A NEW PRODUCT WE’VE GOT. WOULD YOU BE