This drug gets you high and is legal across the country Matt Richtel, New York Times March 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The rise of Delta 8 is a case study in how industrious cannabis entrepreneurs are pulling apart hemp and marijuana to create myriad new product lines with different marketing angles. They are building brands from a variety of potencies, flavors and strains of THC, the intoxicating substance in cannabis, and of CBD, the nonintoxicating compound that is often sold as a health product.JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images Texas has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, with sales allowed only by prescription for a handful of conditions.