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Is Delta-8 a Dietary Supplement?

August 22, 2022

Steve Lankford and Steve Lankford, host of HealthQuestPodcast.com

Click here to listen. In this interview, Dr. Douglas Kalman, Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for The Natural Products Association (NPA), discusses some of the legal and regulatory issues regarding Delta-8 THC. He will contrast the differences between cannabidiol (CBD) and Delta-8 THC derived from hemp.

FDA Sends Warning Letters to CBD, Delta-8 THC Companies

May 4, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). FDA said this is the first time warning letters...

FDA Shares "5 Things to Know" about Delta-8 THC

March 30, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an updated consumer update titled 5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC. The agency said the notification is in response to an increase in adverse event reports to FDA and poison control centers, online marketing that appeals...

FDA Releases Consumer Update on Delta-8 THC

September 15, 2021

Julia Peterman

Silver Spring, MD—FDA has released a consumer update listing five things the agency wants consumers to know about Delta-8 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), a psychoactive substance found in both marijuana and hemp. The five things on FDA's list include: Delta-8 THC products have not been evaluated or approved by FDA for safe...

HIA Stands Up for Delta-8 THC

June 24, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Vancouver, WA—The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) has announced its support for the legal position that delta-8 THC, along with all other hemp-derived cannabinoids, were federally legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, according to a press release. The position is based on a legal opinion drafted by attorneys Rod Kight and...

2021 Phytocannabinoids Market Update: Troubleshooting & Trendspotting

April 29, 2021

Maggie Jaqua

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Slowed sales, regulatory uncertainty, out-of-control claims, Delta-8-THC...in our 7th annual deep-dive into the phytocannabinoid market, we take another look at some of the all-too familiar challenges that continue to hinder the hemp/phytocannabinoids category, and explore new concerns that are cropping up. Major Issues Impacting the Category “Regulatory uncertainty” was...

May 2021

April 29, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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U.S. Hemp Authority Won't Certify "Hemp" Products Marketed for Intoxication

March 26, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Lexington, KY—The U.S. Hemp Authority will not certify products that are labeled as hemp yet marketed for intoxicating effect. This certification prohibition will apply to products such as delta-8 THC that feature a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis. “Recent press reports about the...