Delta-8 THC: A boon or bane for the cannabis industry?

Op-ed: Paul Lewin explores how Delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid that is currently legal across the U.S., is impacting the legal market and the push for federal cannabis reform

Delta-8 THC is a cannabinoid considered similar to delta-9 THC — the compound typically referred to as THC — as both produce psychoactive effects, but in actuality, delta-8 is only about half as potent as delta-9 THC.

For many, delta-8 THC is considered a means to access some of the therapeutic potential of cannabis without the psychoactive effects.