It’s official: New York bans Delta 8 THC products and allows hemp flowers to be sold

By Nina Zdinjak

The New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) made it clear on Wednesday – controversial Delta-8-THC products cannot be sold, although hemp flowers are allowed. Empire State regulators also approved the sale of hemp fortified foods and beverages, Marijuana Moment reported.

Given the complexity of a legal marijuana program, New York is still in the process of figuring out what rules and guidelines are needed to make it work properly. The new rules and clarifications come often, and the state has only recently taken a really bold step to be the first in the Union to ban employers from testing most workers for cannabis and to put all rules in place on cannabis in the workplace.

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The expected ban on Delta-8 THC has arrived

Among the many topics raised by the CCB on Wednesday, including advertising, labeling, packaging and laboratory testing, was the most anticipated decision on it by cannabis companies and consumers Delta-8-THC, an intoxicating component in the cannabis plant that can be converted from hemp’s CBD.

Just recently, a study showed another problem with Delta-8 products: too much mislabeling. Many argued that the mislabeling problems were just one more reason for lawmakers to ban these products, which turned out to be true in the New York case. In this way, the state has officially joined other states offering Delta-8-THC products like Texas. to forbid, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington to name a few.

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The CCB made it clear that its new regulations “Prohibit the sale of Delta-8 THC products“And because they contain intoxicating properties, they should be” better regulated in future adult use programs “.

The panel also set a 60-day public comment period for citizens to comment on a draft proposal that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to grow their own plants.

As for the hemp bloom, the rules are in place – these products can be sold but not advertised “for smoking or in the form of a pre-roll, cigar or joint”.

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“We’re working as quickly as possible to build a new, safe industry that will promote public health and boost our economy. Armchairs Tremaine Wright specified. “In just our first month of operation, we have already made it easier for patients to access medical cannabis.”

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and was republished with permission.