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The misunderstanding originated with the 2018 Farm Bill, which stipulates that cannabis potency should be determined by the percentage of the cannabinoid delta 9 THC—the most well-known intoxicating component of cannabis—in a product.

The body naturally produces endocannabinoids that bind to the cannabinoid receptors in the brain and other parts of the body.

Lhooq says smoke shops and black-market dispensaries, including those that seem legitimate, often sell a suite of products made to mimic natural drugs, containing the likes of delta-8—a psychoactive cannabinoid that can be chemically created from CBD—and the synthetic psychedelic 4-AcO-DMT.

What was actually in the vape was a synthetic cannabinoid, a lab-made drug intended to mimic the effects of cannabis.

The firm has done similar deals with a number of small biotech companies, such as a firm trying to develop “cannabinoid pharmaceuticals” to treat autism and Alzheimer’s.