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You can buy hemp products containing cannabinoids such as CBD and Delta-9 in Alaska, but not Delta-8. Delta 8 THC is a cannabinoid found organically in the hemp plant that has quickly expanded in popularity nationwide with promising results in the medical and recreational fields. While Delta 8 THC has some properties familiar to the main chemical found in marijuana, Delta 9 THC, it has completely different effects along with generally less potency.
But now you have to ask, is Delta 8 THC legal in Alaska?
Related article: What is Delta 8 THC?
Delta-8 may be illegal in Alaska, but you can still buy Select Spectrum. So what is this product? It's a blend of CBD, Delta-9 THC, and other cannabinoids that are all sourced from hemp. Just by themselves, cannabinoids have their own properties. Together, they have a synergistic quality known as the "entourage effect."
10mg of CBD, 10mg of Delta-9, and other cannabinoids can be found in each Select Spectrum gummy. Due to their legal status as hemp, Select Spectrum gummies can be easily ordered online and shipped to your home. So if you’re in Alaska looking for an edible that promotes the entourage effect paired with the convivence of online shopping, then look no further. Also, be sure to start out small!Â
As of writing this 9/22/2021), Delta 8 THC is illegal under Alaska state law.
The following bills highlight why Delta 8 THC is illegal in Alaska
Relating to the regulation and production of industrial hemp; relating to industrial hemp pilot programs; providing that industrial hemp is not included in the definition of “marijuana”; providing that cannabidiol oil is not included in the definition of “hashish oil”; clarifying that adding industrial hemp to food does not create an adulterated food product; and providing for an effective date.
Sec. 5. AS 03.05.100 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:
(5) “industrial hemp” means all parts and varieties of the plant Cannabis sativa L. containing not more than 0.3 percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.
Sec. 7. AS 11.71.900 is amended to read:
(14) “marijuana” means the seeds, and leaves, buds, and flowers of the plant (genus) Cannabis, whether growing or not; it does not include the resin or oil extracted from any part of the plants, or any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation from the resin or oil, including hashish, hashish oil, and natural or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol; it does not include the stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the stalks, fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination; it does not include industrial hemp as defined in AS 03.05.100;
Sec. 11.71.160. Schedule IIIA:
(f) Schedule IIIA includes, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances or that contains any of its salts, isomers, whether optical, position, or geometric, or salts of isomers whenever the existence of those salts, isomers, or salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:
If you want to see a change in these laws, we recommend you voice your opinions to your local and state lawmakers. Alaska has the benefit of being one of the newest states in the country which usually means less laws generally. Unlike Delta 8 THC in New Mexico however, Alaska has adopted measures against this new cannabinoid. It'll be interesting to keep an eye on Delta 8 THC in Puerto Rico (if they ever become a state) to see what they do.
Although Delta 8 THC might be illegal in Alaska, we still got you covered with our High Times Hemp Cup Award-Winning CBD along with our Select Spectrum products! Whether it is CBD blunts or Select Spectrum gummies, all of the hemp used for our products is grown in the United States and we can ship it right to your front door, safely and discreetly!
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