BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) – As the push continues from lawmakers to legalize marijuana in Mississippi, the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team said some businesses are already selling a strain of the drug, and there’s nothing police can do about it.
Delta 8 THC is a natural cannabinoid compound that appears in marijuana. It’s a THC analog, so it has a similar structure to delta 9 THC — commonly referred to just as “THC” — but with a slight difference. Structurally, delta 8 THC has a double bond at the eighth position on the carbon chain, while delta 9 THC has it at the ninth position. Delta 8 THC is similar in its effect on the human body to delta 9 THC, producing a psychoactive effect.
The FDA reports that delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects, similar to delta-9 THC (i.e., the component responsible for the “high” people may experience from using cannabis).
Delta 8 THC also differs from delta 9 in its legality. While THC is prohibited federally and in most states, including Mississippi, delta 8 THC remains legal in most areas across the country.
“So what we’re seeing being sold in vape pens in these vape shops is Delta 8,” veteran narcotics officer Joe Nicholson told WLOX. “It’s a strain of marijuana. Delta 8 is illegal in Mississippi.”
However, there’s one caveat.
“Except they’re putting it in vape pens, and the vape pen itself is less than a milliliter,” Nicholson explained. “Our state statute defines a dosage…
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BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) – As the push continues from lawmakers to legalize marijuana in Mississippi, the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team said some businesses are already selling a strain of the drug, and there’s nothing police can do about it.
Delta 8 THC is a natural cannabinoid compound that appears in marijuana. It’s a THC analog, so it has a similar structure to delta 9 THC — commonly referred to just as “THC” — but with a slight difference. Structurally, delta 8 THC has a double bond at the eighth position on the carbon chain, while delta 9 THC has it at the ninth position. Delta 8 THC is similar in its effect on the human body to delta 9 THC, producing a psychoactive effect.
The FDA reports that delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects, similar to delta-9 THC (i.e., the component responsible for the “high” people may experience from using cannabis).
Delta 8 THC also differs from delta 9 in its legality. While THC is prohibited federally and in most states, including Mississippi, delta 8 THC remains legal in most areas across the country.
“So what we’re seeing being sold in vape pens in these vape shops is Delta 8,” veteran narcotics officer Joe Nicholson told WLOX. “It’s a strain of marijuana. Delta 8 is illegal in Mississippi.”
However, there’s one caveat.
“Except they’re putting it in vape pens, and the vape pen itself is less than a milliliter,” Nicholson explained. “Our state statute defines a dosage…
