The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to five companies that have been illegally selling THC and CBD products, falsely claiming they can diagnose, cure, prevent, alleviate or treat various health conditions.
According to the FDA’s warning, the companies have been selling products with delta-8 THC — a compound that has psychoactive and intoxicating effects. There are currently no FDA-approved drugs that contain delta-8 THC.
Most THC and CBD products are unregulated and are therefore not able to assert health claims since the FDA has not evaluated the safety, side effects, and quality of many CBD and THC products.
Health experts recommend consulting a healthcare provider and using CBD and THC products with caution.
“It’s a jungle out there. Most internet sources and budtenders are of no help – remember, they have no formal training, and their job is to sell, not to give advice,” Dr. Daniele Piomelli, director of the UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis, told Healthline.
“For now, there isn’t much beyond the old trial and error,” Piomelli added.
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