Delta-8 is unregulated and untested, and more and more users are paying the price.

They’re sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips. Their packaging lists things like delta-8 ...

The effects of consuming THC – whether it’s delta-8 or delta-9 – aren’t the same for adults and kids, said Wenk, the OSU professor. “The younger the brain, the more harm is done,” he said. “When the ...

The Examination is reporting on the new breed of hemp-derived cannabis products as part of Highly Legal, a collaboration with AL.com, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, PennLive and USA TODAY. Read our ...

As more teenagers have experimented with delta-8, a drug derived from hemp and cannabis, state officials say they have moved to tighten restrictions on the substance. Delta-8, also called “diet weed,” ...

Because of a legal loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill, regulators, physicians, and educators contend with a new class of cannabinoids mimicking marijuana: intoxicating hemp derivatives. These products, ...

This story is part of Highly Legal, a media partnership among The Examination, an investigative nonprofit global health newsroom; AL.com, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Penn Live and USA TODAY. Our team ...

This story is published as part of the series Highly Legal in partnership with The Examination, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates global health threats, and AL.com, PennLive and USA TODAY. Our ...

There was a time when we used "THC" to describe a single compound, and there was virtually no confusion about it. However, in reality, there are a handful of psychoactive compounds in cannabis, and ...