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Is Delta-9 THC Right for You? – What To Consider Before Trying Delta-9 Products for the First Time
While some states have clamped down on the production and sales of Delta-9 THC products, they are still legal in many states. As a result, you might be curious about what the shopping experience might be like for you and how you can secure the best products for your needs.
Before you jump into the purchase of Delta-9 gummies, chocolate, and other sweet treats, take a moment to consider the following points. You might then be able to make your purchase with much more confidence.
Check Dispensary Websites
Whether you’ve decided to try Delta 9 today or another day, you’ve likely been thinking about the best places to buy your preferred products from. When you’re shopping for the first time, it’s unlikely that you’ll have a list of trusted stockists.
However, that doesn’t mean you can’t build up a list through research. There are thousands of dispensaries throughout the United States, which means you’re bound to find at least a few standout options online with high-quality websites.
Visit high-ranking dispensary sites through your preferred search engine and look for features that point to those dispensaries being trustworthy. For example, if you can identify a padlock in the browser bar, you can rest assured that the site owners take site security seriously.
Pay attention to the design and build quality of the website, how detailed the product descriptions are, and whether plenty of dispensary information is present to learn more about who is offering the products. The more you can learn from each website, the easier you might find it to make an informed decision.
Look for Third-Party Lab Reports
Most people don’t look for scientific reports when purchasing anything online, but it’s something worth considering when the time comes to buy Delta-9 products for the first time. Lab reports can detail the contents of the products you’re purchasing, the CBD and THC levels, and any additional cannabinoids, toxins, and terpenes.
This information can be crucial for your peace of mind when you’re trying to determine a product’s safety before purchase. If you can’t find lab reports on the websites of dispensaries you’re planning to purchase from, you’re within your rights to request them. If you’re unable to secure one, consider shopping with a trusted dispensary with this information readily available.
Research Your Product Options
Buying Delta-9 products for the first time can be overwhelming, especially when you see the wide range of options at your disposal. While you might already know that you want to try gummies, it’s easy to be lured in by the prospect of delectable chocolate, baked goods, and even lollipops.
To avoid being overwhelmed by the selection, consider your reasons for purchasing Delta-9 products in the first place and the environments in which you’ll be consuming them. Gummies and lollipops come in convenient packaging and are practical options for eating in a variety of settings. They are also compact enough to pop into a backpack to transport from one location to another.
If you simply want to treat yourself to something with Delta-9 to satisfy your sweet tooth, chocolate or even peanut butter nuggets might be more to your liking.
Consider Reputation
Word of mouth counts for a lot amongst consumers, and most people would much prefer to buy goods and services from businesses that others trust over those they don’t. Before you make your purchase, take a moment to read reviews and testimonials from genuine customers.
Usually, you can find this information on search engines like Google, along with social media platforms like Facebook. If your friends and family members use Delta-9 products, you might even be able to rely on them for dispensary recommendations.
Review Doses
Dosages are one of the most crucial considerations when choosing a new dispensary and Delta-9 products. Too much Delta-9 THC, and you might not enjoy your experience, but too little, and you might not have much of an experience at all.
Currently, manufacturers and dispensaries can produce and stock Delta-9 THC products containing up to 0.3% THC dry weight. However, this can be challenging to put into serving size terms when you start shopping. Pay close attention to the milligram strength per gummy, rather than just per serving or container, as some are manufactured to be stronger than others for a more intense user experience.
Check Out Dietary Requirements
If you have any specific dietary requirements, such as gluten-free, vegan, or dairy-free, you likely always check the packaging of any food products you purchase. Delta-9 THC products should be no different.
Pay close attention to the ingredients listed on each product’s packaging and any claims they’re making. For example, some Delta-9 products contain no gelatin and are vegan-friendly, while others have no gluten or artificial sugars.
How to Try Delta-9 THC Products for the First Time
After conducting plenty of research to have complete confidence in your purchasing decision, you might be ready to consume a gummy, lollipop, or piece of chocolate containing Delta-9 THC for the first time. Here are a few tips that might enhance your experience.
Start Small
As tempting as it can be to consume more than one delectable gummy at a time, it’s essential to start small as a beginner. Everyone’s sensitivity levels are different, meaning how you’re affected by Delta-9 THC might differ from how someone else is.
Consider cutting one gummy into quarters and starting with one quarter at a time. You might then like to work your way up to a whole gummy as you become familiar with your own bodily sensations. Most dispensary owners also recommend consuming no more than one gummy in a 24-hour period.
Take Your Time
You might have heeded dispensary workers’ recommendations to cut your gummy into quarters and consume one quarter at a time, but you might not know how long you’re supposed to wait between each quarter.
Start with one quarter, and if you don’t notice the effects you thought you would, you will know that you can consume half of a gummy next time. Repeat this process until you reach a comfortable level. For some people, that’s half a gummy; for others, it’s an entire gummy.
Purchasing Delta-9 products for the first time can be a daunting process, and it can take some time to find a stockist you trust and a product you’re comfortable with. However, through research and with time, you can be well on your way to a memorable purchasing experience.
New Mexico regulators fined a cannabis operator nearly $300,000 and revoked its license after the company allegedly created fake reports in the state’s traceability software.
The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) accused marijuana manufacturer and retailer Golden Roots of 11 violations, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Golden Roots operates the The Cannabis Revolution Dispensary.
The majority of the violations are related to the Albuquerque company’s improper use of BioTrack, which has been New Mexico’s track-and-trace vendor since 2015.
The CCD alleges Golden Roots reported marijuana production only two months after it had received its vertically integrated license, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Because cannabis takes longer than two months to be cultivated, the CCD was suspicious of the report.
After inspecting the company’s premises, the CCD alleged Golden Roots reported cultivation, transportation and sales in BioTrack but wasn’t able to provide officers who inspected the site evidence that the operator was cultivating cannabis.
In April, the CCD revoked Golden Roots’ license and issued a $10,000 fine, according to the news outlet.
The company requested a hearing, which the regulator scheduled for Sept. 1.
At the hearing, the CCD testified that the company’s dried-cannabis weights in BioTrack were suspicious because they didn’t seem to accurately reflect how much weight marijuana loses as it dries.
Company employees also poorly accounted for why they were making adjustments in the system of up to 24 pounds of cannabis, making comments such as “bad” or “mistake” in the software, Albuquerque Business First reported.
Golden Roots was fined $298,972.05 – the amount regulators allege the company made selling products that weren’t properly accounted for in BioTrack.
The CCD has been cracking down on cannabis operators accused of selling products procured from out-of-state or not grown legally:
- Regulators alleged in August that Albuquerque dispensary Sawmill Sweet Leaf sold out-of-state products and didn’t have a license for extraction.
- Paradise Exotics Distro lost its license in July after regulators alleged the company sold products made in California.
Golden Roots was the first alleged rulebreaker in New Mexico to be asked to pay a large fine.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-cannabis-operator-fined-loses-license-for-alleged-biotrack-fraud/
Four marijuana companies, including a multistate operator, have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in which they allege the federal MJ prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act is no longer constitutional.
According to the complaint, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, retailer Canna Provisions, Treevit delivery service CEO Gyasi Sellers, cultivator Wiseacre Farm and MSO Verano Holdings Corp. are all harmed by “the federal government’s unconstitutional ban on cultivating, manufacturing, distributing, or possessing intrastate marijuana.”
Verano is headquartered in Chicago but has operations in Massachusetts; the other three operators are based in Massachusetts.
The lawsuit seeks a ruling that the “Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate cultivation, manufacture, possession, and distribution of marijuana pursuant to state law.”
The companies want the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
They hired prominent law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to represent them.
The New York-based firm’s principal is David Boies, whose former clients include Microsoft, former presidential candidate Al Gore and Elizabeth Holmes’ disgraced startup Theranos.
Similar challenges to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) have failed.
One such challenge led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2005.
In Gonzalez vs. Raich, the highest court in the United States ruled in a 6-3 decision that the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to outlaw marijuana federally, even though state laws allow the cultivation and sale of cannabis.
In the 18 years since that ruling, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult-use marijuana and the federal government has allowed a multibillion-dollar cannabis industry to thrive.
Since both Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice, currently headed by Garland, have declined to intervene in state-licensed marijuana markets, the key facts that led to the Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling “no longer apply,” Boies said in a statement Thursday.
“The Supreme Court has since made clear that the federal government lacks the authority to regulate purely intrastate commerce,” Boies said.
“Moreover, the facts on which those precedents are based are no longer true.”
Verano President Darren Weiss said in a statement the company is “prepared to bring this case all the way to the Supreme Court in order to align federal law with how Congress has acted for years.”
While the Biden administration’s push to reschedule marijuana would help solve marijuana operators’ federal tax woes, neither rescheduling nor modest Congressional reforms such as the SAFER Banking Act “solve the fundamental issue,” Weiss added.
“The application of the CSA to lawful state-run cannabis business is an unconstitutional overreach on state sovereignty that has led to decades of harm, failed businesses, lost jobs, and unsafe working conditions.”
Alabama regulators are targeting Dec. 1 to award the first batch of medical cannabis business licenses after the agency’s first two attempts were scrapped because of scoring errors and litigation.
The first licenses will be awarded to individual cultivators, delivery providers, processors, dispensaries and state testing labs, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC).
Then, on Dec. 12, the AMCC will award licenses for vertically integrated operations, a designation set primarily for multistate operators.
Licenses are expected to be handed out 28 days after they have been awarded, so MMJ production could begin in early January, according to the Alabama Daily News.
That means MMJ products could be available for patients around early March, an AMCC spokesperson told the media outlet.
Regulators initially awarded 21 business licenses in June, only to void them after applicants alleged inconsistencies with how the applications were scored.
Then, in August, the state awarded 24 different licenses – 19 went to June recipients – only to reverse themselves again and scratch those licenses after spurned applicants filed lawsuits.
A state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Chicago-based MSO Verano Holdings Corp., but another lawsuit is pending.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/alabama-plans-to-award-medical-cannabis-licenses-dec-1/
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