A Nasty High: Experts Sound Alarm Over ‘Soup’ Of Unknown Compounds In Hemp-Derived THC Products
Unidentified compounds in hemp products are raising safety concerns among experts. Lab executives say compounds are created when hemp-derived cannabinoids convert to delta-8 and delta-9 THC, forming a “soup” of unidentified chemicals. Susan Audino, a chemist and independent consultant, explained to MJBizDaily. “These are chemical side reactions. You can’t make one thing without something else being formed as well.”
Josh Swider, co-founder and CEO of Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs, added that there can be up to 60 unknown compounds in hemp products. “Some of them get identified, but all of them are never found. That is telling you that you’re now adding other compounds that we never found in cannabis, and now people are smoking it.”
CEO of ACT Laboratories, Bob Miller highlighted the issue of a sketchy THC-potency testing business model, a scheme where, “you give me higher potencies, I give you more money for my test, and I can sell it for more. It’s a win-win for everybody except the consumer.”
Hemp Products: ‘Legislation Doesn’t Care About Science’
Audino stressed the hemp compounds regulatory gap, “Most state regulators are not scientists. Most of them are lawyers, and most state regulators were forced into creating these regulations based on legislation. Legislation doesn’t care about science. They …