Seriously, can someone explain what the deal is with all these different compounds you can buy now? Does anyone even know? The hell's a Delta 8 or a Delta 11? CBDV? What's an HHC? Or THCP? I went to a dispensary and it's like taking a computer science course!

  • MerryChristmas [any]
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    1 year ago

    THCa is just Delta-9 once you add heat. Like, in the most literal sense. It's a legal substance when they sell it to you, it's still a legal substance when you raise the vape to your lips, but it becomes an illegal substance once you push the button to heat it up and inhale. I cannot get over how dumb the whole situation is but now I can buy weed at the store so whatever.

    I've tried them all, though. D8 is somewhere between CBD and D9, HHC is somewhere between D8 and D9, HHCp/THCp are stronger versions of their corresponding molecules. THCb and THCv are honestly the only ones that feels significantly different to me. THCb is much more of a body high. THCv feels sort of like caffeinated weed in a bad way.

    • tripartitegraph [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, like someone else said, it’s all because of the loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill. Just order some high THCA “hemp” from WNC or Arete, it’s literally just weed they get to label as hemp and sell in states with no recreational marijuana laws (plus you get it shipped to your door).

        • tripartitegraph [comrade/them]
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          1 year ago

          Yep! Same as the rest of the loopholes in the Farm Bill, since this is a product with <0.3% by weight of the delta-9 THC, it’s technically hemp (even though heating (wink wink) THCa converts it into delta-9).
          I hate to recommend anything from reddit-logo but r/cultofthefranklin has a lot of good posts, reviews, and info about the different vendors. I’ve tried WNC several times and it’s always been good.

    • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah it's very weird. Can't get Delta-9 anywhere, can only get actual herb from dispensaries (or a guy), and can buy Delta-8 from the fucking gas station.

      E) Oops, meant to reply to @Judge_Jury@hexbear.net with this

      • Judge_Jury [comrade/them, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        There's also a weird caveat to the weirdness: the ban on hemp-derived delta-9 only takes effect at 0.3% of a product's dry weight. This is a pretty standard concentration for an edible, so lots of places in my non-legal state sell "hemp-derived" D9 edibles

    • sayqueensbridge [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      So with THCa is there any differences at all with regular bud? Like it’s literally just a loophole and everything else is the same?