The 2018 farm bill legalized hemp products that offer a high similar to marijuana nationwide. Experts worry that lax regulations present a public health risk.

Crucially, the 2018 bill still defines hemp as all parts of the plant and its derivatives that have less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC. But it left a loophole: While delta-9 is the most well-known ...

A hazy legal landscape means people can get high on hemp products, even where pot is prohibited by Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation ...

Delta-8 supplements on a shelf at a Texas store. Sergio Flores/Washington Post via Getty Images ...

Texas isn’t alone. Due to a mix of recent legal changes and an uncertain policy landscape, residents in roughly half of American states have easy access to impairing hemp products that bear a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Katharine Neill Harris, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) In Texas, where I live ...