Ninth Circuit Rules Delta-8 THC Is Legal
By Brett Schuman, Goodwin Law · · 1 min read
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the United States District Court for the Central District of California’s ruling in AK Futures LLC v. Boyd Street Distro, LLC, finding that the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act (the “Farm Bill”) legalized delta-8 THC. Delta-8, one of the 100-plus cannabinoids produced in the cannabis plant, has recently garnered heightened interest and attention for its ability to deliver psychoactive effects similar to (but milder than) those delivered by delta-9 THC, and because it can be sold in several states outside of the regulated cannabis marketplace in retail outlets like CBD shops. While legal controversy has swirled around delta-8, the Ninth Circuit has now ruled that it is federally legal.
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