Warning letters to five US firms about unlawful claims for products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol were the Food and Drug Administration’s firsts about the ingredient but almost certainly won’t be the last and just as surely were late in coming.
The agency’s announcement and the warnings posted on 4 May, in addition to noting the firms’ violative drug and disease claims, explain the differences between delta-8 THC and other hemp-derived cannabinoids
“Delta-8 THC is one of over 100 cannabinoids produced in the Cannabis sativa L. plant but is not found naturally in significant amounts