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		GordonS on May 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze Surely it's the total THCA/THC content that's being tested, as all the THCA is going to be converted to THC while being smoked/vaped, or when decarbed for edibles. Are they seriously only testing for THC and ignoring THCA? That would seem pretty unlikely.

nickysielicki on May 24, 2020 [–]

That's exactly what's happening.

https://industrialhempfarms.com/cbd-hemp-legality/

GordonS on May 24, 2020 | [–]

Hmm, that is... odd! Technically this would allow them to sell uncured weed that's as strong as anything you could find in legal states.

This must surely have been instituted by growers to fool lawmakers into thinking they could self regulate or something?

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