A SK A STONER BY HERBERT FUEGO Dear Stoner: Regular Delta-8 user here. I’m familiar with all that stuff, but I saw Delta-9 THC gummies for sale online from a very big CBD company. Isn’t Delta-9 THC quite illegal? Pavement Dear Pavement: Hemp’s federal legalization opened a number of loopholes, and buying weed gummies online is one of the more no- ticeable quagmires. Most of these gummies are made with Delta-8 THC, a form of modifi ed CBD, as an attempt to skirt the Controlled Substances Act, which only mentions Delta-9 THC. But Delta-8 isn’t quite as intoxicating as Delta-9, so some hemp product makers have gotten even bolder with their CBD conversions. Go to the website of cbdMD, one of the big- ger online CBD brands, and you’ll fi nd gum- mies that are touted as having 10 milligrams of Delta-9 THC per serving. That’s pretty much the same as what you’ll fi nd for sale in marijuana dispensaries, but because these hemp companies are measuring by weight, they claim to test under the federal hemp limit of 0.3 percent THC, making them compliant with federal laws. We doubt the DEA agrees, but it’s done little to combat the practice so far. The loophole has started a brewing battle between the hemp and marijuana industries, which is playing out in Colorado right now. Dear Stoner: I live in Aurora, but my favorite dispensaries are in Denver. Can they deliver to me, since that’s legal in Denver now? Camille Dear Camille: They could in theory, but prob- ably can’t in real life. Aurora and Denver are Colorado’s only towns of consequence cur- rently allowing recreational marijuana deliv- ery; delivery across city lines is okay as long as the towns have permitted the practice and the dispensary is licensed to deliver in both jurisdictions. So if your favorite dispensary has been approved for delivery in Denver and then receives approval in Aurora, you’re good to go. But for a company to get such approval is a lot easier said than done right now. The licensing rules and requirements in Aurora and Denver are very different, and only a few stores have delivery licenses in both cities — but all of those dispensaries have locations in both Aurora and Denver, so you’re not getting anything Denver-specifi c by ordering from one in Denver as opposed to Aurora. Based on the small number of dispensaries that opted into delivery since it was legalized, there’s a good chance your fa- vorite store doesn’t deliver in Denver, either. 34 Send questions to [email protected]. MAY 12-18, 2022 WESTWORD | REAL ESTATE | RENTALS | HEALTH WELLNESS | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | ADULT | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | westword.com
