Cannabis farmers in the Susquehanna Valley are sounding alarm bells after the Lancaster County District Attorney warned consumers against buying the many cannabis-related products grown here. “It was kind of a no man’s land,” said farmer Steve Groff, who said some growers were taking advantage of dangerous loopholes in the law. Grof has been growing cannabis on the farm in Lancaster County since it was legalized. He knows the hemp industry can be disruptive. “Hemp is all the same plant, but made for different uses, and that’s the key difference,” he said. Grof grows hemp for its fiber and cannabidiol (CBD) oil. By law, CBD products contain less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Marijuana, which is not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania, contains more than 0.3%. Grof is increasingly concerned about the line of products. Susquehanna Valley — Available at local gas stations and minimarkets. “They can literally ingest CBD and literally heat it through a process that involves a chemical process that can shift it into something akin to THC. It’s possible,” Groff said. The result is known as Delta-8. Grof believes that by modifying CBD, producers are taking advantage of what they see as loopholes in the law. Earlier this year, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams sent a letter to cannabis growers telling them not to. The letter advises producers that it is illegal to possess, manufacture, or sell THC isomers, including Delta-8, in Pennsylvania. Adams drew attention to the product and the packaging made to look like it. “Parents in particular should be aware that these products are in the hands of young people and that these products are not only illegal, but are not regulated in any way and can be very dangerous. is,” she said. “Kids can literally walk in a store and get something psychoactive. That’s just plain wrong,” Groff said. Grof wants people to know that there are reputable CBD producers, she says, whose products are meant to promote health, and whose products are not highly concentrated, but rather healthy. It aims to become Many Delta-8 manufacturers and distributors dispute the district attorney’s claim that the substance is CBD. is illegal.
Cannabis farmers in the Susquehanna Valley are sounding alarm bells after the Lancaster County District Attorney warned consumers against buying the many cannabis-related products grown here.
Farmer Steve Groff says some growers are taking advantage of dangerous loopholes in the law.
“It was a deserted land, so to speak,” he said.
Grof has been growing cannabis on his Lancaster County farm since it was legalized. He knows the hemp industry can be disruptive.
“It’s all the same plant, but made for different uses, and that’s the key difference,” he said.
Groff grows hemp for its fiber and cannabidiol (CBD) oil.
By law, CBD products contain less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Marijuana, which is not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania, contains more than .3%.
Groff is increasingly concerned about an array of products sold at local petrol stations and minimarkets, some of which are produced in the Susquehanna Valley.
“They can literally ingest CBD and literally heat it through a process, and there’s a chemical process involved that can transition it into something akin to THC. There is potential,” Groff said.
The result is known as Delta 8.
Grof believes that by modifying CBD, producers are taking advantage of what they see as loopholes in the law.
Earlier this year, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams sent a letter to cannabis growers saying that such behavior is bad.
The letter advises producers that THC isomers, including Delta-8, are illegal to possess, manufacture, or sell in Pennsylvania.
Adams spotlighted products and packaging that are made to look like popular brands.
“Parents, in particular, should be aware that these products are in the hands of young people and that these products are not only illegal, but are not regulated and can be very dangerous. should,” she said.
“Kids can literally walk into a store and get something psychoactive, and that’s just plain wrong,” Groff said.
Grof wants people to know that there are reputable CBD growers whose products are meant to get you healthy, not high.
Many manufacturers and distributors of Delta-8 dispute the district attorney’s claim that the substance is illegal.
