What Is THC? (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol)

Grimes McHugh

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What Is THC? (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol)

What Is THC?
delta 9 thc carts  stands for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-9-THC). It is a cannabinoid molecule in marijuana (cannabis) that's long been recognized as the main psychoactive ingredient—that is, the substance that causes people who use marijuana to feel high.

THC is just one of more than 500 different substances—and 100 different cannabinoid molecules—in marijuana.1 Although THC is the most recognized, another important cannabinoid molecule that has received major interest is cannabidiol (CBD).

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