WMT - 93% Of Smokable Hemp Exceeds Legal THC Limit Government-Funded Study Finds | Benzinga
A recent study funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) analyzing 53 commercially available smokable hemp products found a staggering 93% contained THC levels surpassing the federally permissible 0.3%, categorizing them as illegal under federal law.
The research tested smokable hemp products from five commercial manufacturers, analyzing for cannabinoids including delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, THC-A, and total delta-9 THC. The results, obtained by employing liquid chromatography and photodiode array detection, revealed that an overwhelming majority of these products exceeded the legal THC limit.
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