KETV Investigation: Weed light; popular hemp product gets people high; DEA investigates People getting high, Cannabinoid conundrum with Delta 8 THC? Share Updated: 10:32 PM CST Feb 14, 2021 People getting high, Cannabinoid conundrum with Delta 8 THC? Share Updated: 10:32 PM CST Feb 14, 2021
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Show Transcript ROB: AS HEMP SHOPS AND CBD STORES POP UP AROUND TOWN, ONE VIEWER EMAILED US, SURPRISED TO FIND THAT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE CBD GUMMIES, GAVE THEM AN ALTERED MENTAL STATE. JULIE: BUT HOW COULD THAT BE, WHEN HEMP IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GET YOU HIGH? IT LED KETV NEWSWATCH 7 INVESTIGATES’ MICHELLE BANDUR TO DISCOVER A CANNABINOID THAT’S LEGAL, AT LEAST FOR NOW. MICHELLE: IT’S KNOWN ON THE STREET AS WEED LIGHT. WE’VE HEARD OF PEOPLE GETTING HIGH FROM DELTA 8 THC. MICHELLE: DELTA 8 THC IS DERIVED FROM THE HEMP PLANT AND IT’S LEGAL IN NEBRASKA. THAT’S HOW SOME METRO AREA STORES ARE ADVERSTISING THE CANNABINOID. FEDERA