Over the past year, you may have seen something called delta-8 THC or 'delta 8' appear in convenience stores and pharmacies alongside CBD gummies, oils, and lotions.
As we expected, participants thought that delta-8 THC had effects that were somewhat less intense compared with THC.Compared with THC, delta-8 THC appears to provide similar levels of relaxation and pain relief. While it seems to cause slightly lower levels of euphoria, it also seems to produce fewer cognitive distortions such as an altered sense of time, short-term memory issues and difficulty concentrating.
However, participants weren't confident that their primary care doctor could integrate medical cannabis into their course of treatment. For this reason, many hadn't disclosed their use of delta-8 THC as a substitute for pharmaceutical drugs to their doctors.
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