ANSWERS. >> THE SIGNS READ DELTA-8 LEGAL THC. BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> DELTA 9 THC IS THE MAIN ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN MARIJUANA THAT’S THE CHEMICAL THAT GIVES PEOPLE THE HIGH OR THE BUZZ THEY SEEK WHEN THEY USE MARIJUANA. DELTA 8 THC ON THE OTHER HAND, IS STRUCTURALLY VERY SIMILAR TO DELTA 9 MARIJUANA BUT JUST LESS POTENT. >> SO, IT HAS THE SAME CLINICAL EFFECTS AS DELTA 9 BUT IT’S JUST NOT AS STRONG. SO, YOU CAN BUY IT AND USE IT IN PENNSYLVANIA. >> DELTA 8 IS TECHNICALLY LEGAL IN PENNSYLVANIA. >> IT COMES IN MANY FORMS EDIBLES LIKE GUMMIES AND OILS. THE CHIEF OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY AT UPMC URGES PITTSBURGHERS TO STAY AWAY FROM IT AND IT’S MORE POTENT COUSIN DELTA NINE THAT IS NOT LEGAL IN P.A. FOR RECREATIONAL USE. >> TAKING DELTA 8 IS NO DIFFERENT THAN TAKING DELTA 9. SO, IT HAS LOTS OF RAMIFICATIONS IF YOU’RE A YOUNG CHILD, ADOLESCENT, NOT PRESCRIBED. BASICALLY, YOU’RE BASICALLY YOU’RE USING A PRODUCT THAT’S GOING TO GIVE YOU A HIGH SIMILAR TO DELTA 9. >> DELTA 8 IS NOT LIKE TAKING CBD FOR PAIN, INSOMNIA, OR ANXIETY. IF YOU TAKE IT, DON’T GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. >> YOU’LL SEE THE SAME THINGS IN TERMS OF HALLUCINATIONS, ALTERED MENTAL STATUS, SOMNOLENCE, INCREASED APPETITE. >> SOMETHING ELSE TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU DO INGEST DELTA 8. >> DELTA 8 WILL TRIGGER, OR WILL MORE LIKELY TRIGGER A LIKELY POSITIVE MARIJUANA DRUG SCREEN JUST LIKE DELTA 9 AND TRADITIONAL MARIJUANA, SO THAT COULD GET PEOPLE INTO TROUBLE IF THEY NEED TO TEST URINE DRUG SCREENS FOR WORK
Pennsylvania AG joins effort to close loophole, stop sale of hemp-derived Delta-8
Updated: 9:59 AM EST Nov 4, 2025
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Dave Sunday is joining other AGs across the United States to ask Congress to clarify hemp. VIDEO ABOVE: What is Delta-8The letter from the 39 attorney generals says the 2018 Farm Bill has been “wrongly exploited by bad actors to sell recreational synthetic THC products across the country.”The attorney generals are asking Congress to define hemp and stop the sale of unregulated THC products that contain synthetic cannabinoids, like Delta-8. What is the 2018 Farm Bill? The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp products as long as they have less than point three percent of delta-9 THC, the compound in marijuana that causes a high. But the bill doesn’t address delta-8.The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that some delta-8 THC products can have serious health risks. Delta-8 THC products are not evaluated or approved by the FDA for safe use.“For too long, bad actors have used the loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill to profit from super-potent, hemp-derived THC products by placing them in gas stations, convenience stores, and online marketplaces,” Attorney General Sunday said.Delta-8 products derived from hemp can only be purchased in Pennsylvania by people 21 and older.It is also legal to buy products from other states and have them shipped into Pennsylvania.You can read the full letter from coalition by clicking here.Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is joined by the following AGs from states and territories: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming.
PITTSBURGH —
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Dave Sunday is joining other AGs across the United States to ask Congress to clarify hemp.
VIDEO ABOVE: What is Delta-8
The letter from the 39 attorney generals says the 2018 Farm Bill has been “wrongly exploited by bad actors to sell recreational synthetic THC products across the country.”
The attorney generals are asking Congress to define hemp and stop the sale of unregulated THC products that contain synthetic cannabinoids, like Delta-8.
What is the 2018 Farm Bill?
The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp products as long as they have less than point three percent of delta-9 THC, the compound in marijuana that causes a high. But the bill doesn’t address delta-8.
The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that some delta-8 THC products can have serious health risks. Delta-8 THC products are not evaluated or approved by the FDA for safe use.
“For too long, bad actors have used the loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill to profit from super-potent, hemp-derived THC products by placing them in gas stations, convenience stores, and online marketplaces,” Attorney General Sunday said.
Delta-8 products derived from hemp can only be purchased in Pennsylvania by people 21 and older.
It is also legal to buy products from other states and have them shipped into Pennsylvania.
You can read the full letter from coalition by clicking here.
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is joined by the following AGs from states and territories: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming.