Legislation to close a gap in Michigan cannabis law that has allowed some untested products similar to cannabis to be sold passed Thursday in the state House.
The legislation would include all THC products in the legal definition of cannabis, therefore subjecting all such products to the same level of testing, regulation and restrictions. THC is the main compound in cannabis and cannabis products that gets users high.
The scientific name for THC is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, so when Michigan looked to include THC in its laws it explicitly said “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.”
Due to the current narrow definition of cannabis in state law, gas stations and smoke shops in Michigan have been able to sell other hemp-derived products, which have similar intoxicating effects.
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