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USA: Testing People for Marijuana Impairment Based on THC Levels is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. The research, backed by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), involved 20 people who either ate or vaporized cannabis with varying levels of THC. April 5, 2021.

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CBD Oracle Lab Study Shows Some Delta-8 Products Are 7700% Over the Legal Delta-9 THC Limit

Cannabis Law Report

We got 51 hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products tested by an independent lab, and found high levels of Delta-9 THC in most of them. Customers looking for a “weed light” experience could be getting something decidedly heavy , with delta-9 THC levels well beyond the legal limit and very little in the way of testing for impurities.

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Best strains and terpenes for nausea

The Cannigma

Edibles won’t deliver the same experience, so this is an instance when smoking or vaping is needed. THC has well-documented antiemetic properties with studies that date back to the 1980s. Why THC can reduce nausea still isn’t fully understood. Why THC can reduce nausea still isn’t fully understood. CBD and nausea.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

SpeedWeed

Proposals to cap the amount of THC in cannabis flower and concentrates have been gaining traction in a number of state legislatures, and earlier this week the idea reached the federal level. Most cannabis flower in America’s legal regulated markets ranges between 18% and 23% THC. Cannabis Voter Project (@Cannabis_Voter) March 3, 2021.

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Perkins Coie: Prop 65 Plaintiffs Set Their Sights on Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

Most relevant to the cannabis industry, California has listed cannabis/marijuana smoke as both a carcinogen and a reproductive toxicant, and delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a reproductive toxicant. Cannabis products may cause exposures to substances on the Proposition 65 list beyond obvious substances like cannabis smoke or THC.

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Colorado may see its biggest overhaul of marijuana laws since recreational legalization – Cannabis Business Executive

SpeedWeed

As recently as 2014, the vast majority of medical and recreational cannabis sold in Colorado was flower and only 11% was the high-potency concentrates consumed through dab rigs or vape pens. They don’t make cannabis products like they used to, and there’s an increasing number of Colorado lawmakers who think that’s problematic.

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Prop 65 Plaintiffs Set Their Sights on Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

Most relevant to the cannabis industry, California has listed cannabis/marijuana smoke as both a carcinogen and a reproductive toxicant, and delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a reproductive toxicant. Cannabis products may cause exposures to substances on the Proposition 65 list beyond obvious substances like cannabis smoke or THC.

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