The legal status of delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC), a somewhat psychoactive compound derived from hemp, is one of the murkiest topics High Times has covered. At the federal level, it is legal to be sold and marketed across the nation, but it’s unclear how long that will last.
So far, at least 11 states have banned the compound: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, Rhode Island and Utah. Delta-8-THC regulations are also beginning to appear elsewhere, differing from state to state. Oregon, for instance, authorizes hemp-derived delta-8-THC in intrastate transfers if the product falls under that state’s Department of Agriculture laws and rules.
Cannabis and its derivatives are illegal at the federal level, so long as it remains listed under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. But hemp-derived…