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Down in the Weeds with Delta 8 THC
Hemp Extracts When the federal Farm Bill of 2018 legalized cultivation of hemp – a member of the banned cannabis family – it also opened...

Cannabis Compounds & Covid 19
It should be common knowledge that TRUCE supports and advocates for full-spectrum whole plant medicine patients need and want. This does not mean we categorically oppose the...

Terpenes and Cannabis
What are Plant Terpenes? Terpenes and terpenoid compounds are found in all living organisms. They are especially abundant in green and flowering plants. The plant uses...

Plant Growth Regulators and Cannabis
Plant Growth Regulators and Cannabis Plant Growth Regulators (PGR’s) are synthetic hormones that control a plants’ structure and growth rate like the size of the plant, the...

Is Utah’s Cannabis Industry Starting to Look Like California?
Is Utah's Cannabis Industry Looking Like California's? Is it possible Utah’s medical cannabis program may end up like California’s cannabis industry? The medical and adult-use...

Some Utah Patients Swear Off Delta-8
Delta-8 and Patients We continue our discussion around the current fad in the cannabis and hemp space with an article from the Salt Lake Tribune, “Some Utah cannabis patients...

Is Delta-8 THC Naturally Occurring or Synthetic?
Whether you use cannabis medicinally or recreationally, you may have seen headlines recently about Delta-8 THC and other isolated compounds. Significant concerns are surrounding...

Cannabis and Worker’s Compensation
We are pleased to see that some states are introducing new laws and policies that treat medical cannabis like other drugs. Six states currently allow their state’s worker’s...

The Feds Can’t Outlaw Delta-8 THC
Psst! The U.S. government can’t ban Delta-8 THC. Why? Because the Feds can’t outlaw something that’s already illegal. The DEA can merely reiterate – as it did in its August 2020...