Marijuana for recreational use remains outlawed in half of the U.S. — yet it is easy to buy gummies, vapes and other products that deliver a high in many of those same states.

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Nano Delta 9 gummies available at CBD American Shaman Menomonee Falls on Friday, April 10, 2024, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

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Sales of delta-8 and other hemp products are booming. Here’s what to know.

 As a new kind of legal weed takes the U.S. by storm, regulators, law enforcement and even industry voices are calling for more oversight.

 have soared. So have calls to poison control centers.

Sales of delta-8 and other hemp products have soared. So have calls to poison control centers.

John Diedrich is an investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. His 

 revealed the full extent of gun deaths in Wisconsin and explored the mosaic of views about firearms through deep reporting among gun owners. Earlier investigations exposed 

 that falls hardest on Black renters in Milwaukee, and dangers in 

. Diedrich’s work has been named a finalist for the 

 and received a George Polk Award and a Gerald Loeb award among others.

John Diedrich

John Diedrich is an investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Sales of delta-8 and other hemp products are booming. Here’s what to know.

Sales of delta-8 and other hemp products have soared. So have calls to poison control centers.

Fearless journalismfor a healthier world

John Diedrich

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Sales of delta-8 and other hemp products are booming. Here’s what to know.

Sales of delta-8 and other hemp products have soared. So have calls to poison control centers.

Fearless journalism
for a healthier world