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Delta-8 THC, the buzzy hemp-derived compound promising a milder high, is flooding gas stations and online shops—especially in states like Pennsylvania where legal marijuana access is tough to navigate. But with no federal oversight, zero mandatory testing, and misleading labels, it’s become a dangerous gamble. Poison control centers have logged over 2,300 calls since 2021, many involving kids. State Senator Judy Schwank is now pushing for regulation after hearing from a parent whose teen got exposed. Labs have found lead and other toxins in products—and some contain way more psychoactive delta-9 THC than allowed or less delta-8 than advertised. While easy and cheap, this unregulated product may actually be riskier than even illegal weed, making it a wild, potentially deadly free-for-all.

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