Lack of delta 8 regulations scaring even dispensaries away from selling it

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — State leaders in Ohio are sounding off about Delta 8 products and how they’re regulated to be sold. In response, one local dispensary said it pulled Delta 8 from its shelves because of that lack of regulations.

The owners of Delta Dispo said much more education needs to be done around the entire cannabis industry.

“There is a huge gray area just in cannabis in general,” said Delta co-owner Joseph Carico. “Like Thomas [Kennedy, the other co-owner] was saying, there’s just a lot that needs to be researched.”

“We just hear a lot of bad things about what’s going on and the lack of research done on the product,” said Kennedy.

Under current Ohio law, products containing a small percentage of THC are allowed to be purchased by anyone.

Ohio Rep. Sara Carruthers is trying to change that with House Bill 642.

It would task the Department of Agriculture with creating age restrictions for the purchase of Delta 8 products, while also creating a penalty for selling it to someone underage.

A Senate bill in the works aims to regulate Delta 8 as well as institute a public smoking and vaping ban.

Carico and Kennedy said they’ve already put regulations on themselves in the vacuum of no state regulations.

“It’s something that we just want to stay away from,” said Carico. “We’re strictly 21 and older here, and that’s even with our comedy club.”

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