What Is Delta-8 THC - DistroMike

Hello, I'm Michael from Distromike and today we're going to be giving you an overview on Delta-8 THC.

Now I'm sure many of you have either heard or seen Delta-8 in the market, but maybe you're not sure how it's made, where it came from, and what really is Delta 8.

Delta-8 THC is going to be legalized due to the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp and all its derivatives as long as it contained less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC. So the main reason you're able to find Delta 8 products in smoke shops, gas stations, convenience stores, and online is because Delta 8 THC, if converted properly, is going to have less than 0.3% Delta 9 THC, thus making it a legal hemp product.

Now you may be asking Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, aren't those sort of the same thing? And while they have a lot of similarities, their molecular structure is going to be different. Delta-8 THC is going to have a double carbon bond at the eighth atom, while Delta-9 THC is going to have a double carbon bond at the ninth atom. So that is going to be your scientific molecular difference, which is going to separate Delta 8 into hemp and Delta 9 THC into cannabis.

So you may be asking like, is Delta-8 grown? Is Delta-8 extracted? How is Delta-8 made?

Delta-8 is not grown. Delta-8 is also not extracted. Delta-8 is going to be converted, meaning labs these days are purchasing large amounts of CBD isolate. They're then putting it through a conversion process, where they're adding heat, catalysts, potentially some acids, and they're actually rearranging the CBD molecules and turning them into Delta-8 THC.

So there's no such thing as Delta 8 THC flower. The only way to get Delta 8 THC at large scales is going to be converting it from CBD isolate. Now you can find very, very small, minute amounts of Delta 8 THC in cannabis. However, there's no way to grow a Delta 8 THC flower.

So if you go into a store, you're most likely going to see Delta 8 vapes, probably Delta-8 edibles, and potentially even Delta-8 flower. So the Delta-8 vapes are going to be made with Delta-8 distillate that was converted from CBD isolate. Your Delta 8 edibles are going to also be made with Delta 8 distillate that was converted from CBD isolate.

But when you get to your Delta-8 flower, a normal person might think, "Oh, Delta 8 flower, this must have been grown this way. They chopped down the cannabis plant. It was Delta-8. Now we're going to sell that flower." That's not actually what's happening.

What's actually happening is brands and companies are purchasing hemp flower or CBD flower, and they're infusing it with Delta-8 distillate. So when you buy a Delta 8 flower or a Delta-8 pre-roll, it's not actually Delta-8 grown flower. Most of the time it'll be a CBD flower that's been infused with Delta 8 oil.

Because of that, we normally don't recommend smoking Delta-8 flower. Smoking a distillate isn't the most pleasant experience. It's sort of harsh. It's not very enjoyable, and the high sort of sucks. If you're going to be smoking Delta 8, we would always prefer and recommend that you either smoke a Delta-8 vape or you eat a Delta-8 edible.

So now let's get into the effects differences between Delta-8 and Delta-9. They are going to have very similar effects, meaning if you're used to smoking cannabis flower or a Delta-9 THC vape cartridge, and now you start smoking a Delta-8 flower or eat Delta-8 edibles, you're going to get a relatively similar high. There aren't going to be too many major differences.

However, there are a couple of flaws in our opinion when it comes to Delta 8. One of the biggest flaws is going to be the smoothness and the overall experience.

Now, when you smoke Delta-9 THC, maybe you cough a little bit, maybe it burns a little bit. Delta-8, on the other hand, is most likely going to burn quite a bit more and make you cough quite a bit more. It's overall just going to be a harsher, less enjoyable e