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Ohio limits medical marijuana THC levels leaving legal gray area

Portrait of Jackie Borchardt Jackie Borchardt
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hemp dries Daryl and Addison Burns' barn in Alexandria, Kentucky on Monday, November 11, 2019. The father and son are on contract with Acela BioMedical LLC in Maysville, Kentucky to produce CBD oil.

CINCINNATI – A few months ago, patients in Ohio's medical marijuana program noticed something odd.

A few products were listed on retail store menus as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol. Delta-8 THC is an unregulated cannabis compound that has gained popularity recently for its similarity to delta-9 THC, commonly referred to as just THC, the cannabis compound that produces the "high" people feel from smoking or consuming marijuana.