Legal cannabis contains Delta-9 THC as the primary ingredient, which is still illegal at the federal level. Due to legal loopholes, products that contain only Delta-8 THC can still be sold.
After compelling testimony from a Washington Township father whose underage son got intoxicated and fell ill from eating candies containing Delta-8, New Jersey lawmakers want to ban unregulated products that sell concentrates of the cannabis chemical.
Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, D-4th Dist., on of the bill’s sponsors, said he wants an executive order to ban the product while the legislation make its way through the Legislature. “Delta-8 products are being sold all over the state, in gas stations and corner stores, with absolutely no oversight,” said Ruiz in a statement. “Despite having psycho-active properties similar to marijuana it is easily accessible and completely unregulated, posing a serious health risk to our communities. This legislation will make it clear that delta-8 has not been tested or endorsed as safe for public consumption.
“It’s the bathtub gin of the cannabis space and it’s being sold to kids without any of the restrictions or product safety regulations required under New Jersey’s recreational adult-use cannabis law,” said state Sen. Declan O’Scanlon, R-Monmouth, a co-sponsor fo the Senate bill. One of the state’s largest cannabis trade groups, the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association, supported the measures.
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