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📢 Help us break down barriers and create positive outcomes for your family and others, by sending a letter to congress regarding the dangers of synthetic THC, participating in Take Back Day or signing up for a parenting webinar.

Sound the Alarm on Unregulated Synthetic THC

What is synthetic THC? The legalization of hemp in 2018 through the Farm Bill, agricultural legislation that Congress passes every five years, has resulted in the creation of products containing synthetic hemp-derived compounds, such as those containing delta-8 THC. Delta-8 and other synthetic hemp-derived compounds (e.g. delta-10 THC, THC-O, HHC, HHC-O) are psychoactive and can result in a range of negative consequences, including addiction, psychosis, respiratory problems, and vomiting, among others. Such compounds exist in a legal gray area and are largely unregulated.

Why should you sound the alarm? A growing number of retailers are avoiding strict regulations and prohibitions by selling products containing these compounds. Often, they are sold in flavors like wedding cake, blackberry and Hawaiian Punch, and are marketed and sold to youth in accessible locations (e.g. gas stations, convenience stores).

What can you do? Send a letter to your members of Congress urging them to include provisions in this year’s Farm Bill that close the loophole for delta-8 and other similar products by subjecting the manufacture and sale of all intoxicating and psychoactive hemp-derived compounds to the same regulations as those for marijuana.

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Participate in Take Back Day

April 22, 2023 – 10AM to 2PM

Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. DEA's Take Back Day gives people the opportunity to clean out their medicine cabinets and safely and anonymously dispose of their unused prescription drugs.

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Join an Upcoming Parenting Webinar

The Partnership's Linda Richter, Vice President of Prevention Research and Analysis, is participating in the webinar Proactive Parenting: Preventive Measures to Protect Children from Substance Use

When: Monday, April 24, 2023

Time: 9:00pm-10:30pm EDT

Where: ZOOM

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For FREE registration use Promo Code: PTEA18

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