FOX 2 – The use of cannabis for medical and recreational reasons is rising in the United States.
In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 60 million Americans used cannabis. Research from University of Michigan found that more than four million were licensed medical cannabis patients – a six-fold increase from 2016
A U-M researcher who studies cannabis says that in many states where it is not legal, unlike Michigan, people may turn to emerging cannabinoid products that have fewer safety guardrails in place.
“Compounds like Delta HTHC which are derived from hemp and not regulated under the controlled substances act or state marketplace, the use of these has gone up substantially,” said Kevin Boehnke, PhD U-M. “And these products actually have similar effects to what we consider THC or Delta-9 THC found in cannabis, but they just are not regulated in the same way at all, and …