Delta-9 THC review

I recently made a post about OTC drugs, and some people thought I was mad to get high off dissociatives that cause delirium. A user named @JanoyCresva recommended I do Delta-8 instead. Admittedly, though I was familiar with the term, I didn't know much about the drug. My curiousity piqued I decided to do some research on the drug and also see if I can get my hands on it.

Delta-8, Delta-9, What Does it All Mean?

Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC are psychoactive cannabinoids found in the cannabis plants. Concentrated amounts of delta-8 THC are typically manufactured from hemp-derived cannabidiol, which allows it to skirt marijuana laws in some US jurisdictions. It is said that Delta-8 is milder than Delta-9 which has a more classical THC effect.

There is some concern regarding the health hazards of these isomers. They aren't FDA-controlled, and the FDA gives the following warning:

Some manufacturers may use potentially unsafe household chemicals to make delta-8 THC through this chemical synthesis process. Additional chemicals may be used to change the color of the final product. The final delta-8 THC product may have potentially harmful by-products (contaminants) due to the chemicals used in the process, and there is uncertainty with respect to other potential contaminants that may be present or produced depending on the composition of the starting raw material. If consumed or inhaled, these chemicals, including some used to make (synthesize) delta-8 THC and the by-products created during synthesis, can be harmful.

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc

Making my purchase

As I've mentioned, there's a weed cafe next door to my apartment. I live in South Africa so it's legal. I got dressed up and walked to the cafe. I asked the budtender if they had any Delta-8 vapes, but they didn't. They only had nicotine vapes. I wasn't out of luck, however, because there's another weed store not too far away. So I take a walk there. It's a small shop, and I walk in to find an Indian lady busy grinding weed behind the counter.

I greet her and ask if she has any Delta-8 vapes. She points me to the vapes and discovers that there are only disposable 1gram Delta-9 vapes available. The vapes are on special so they're cheaper than usual. I decided to go for it and chose the Summer Lemon sativa strain. When I tried to pay I used the wrong card by mistake so they had to cancel it and ring me up again.

Images of vape

My experience with Delta-9

I took my first hit and it because apparent that I wasn't dealing with normal herb. There's something about bud that makes it particularly psychedelic. It gives you novel bodily sensations, tickles the mind, and activates hunger and humor. It's "busy" while Delta-9 is "clean", if that makes sense. It gives a clear high with no surprises. I had a feeling uplifted and stress-free. I didn't find things to be any funnier, but I was a lot less worried. There's not much of a body load to speak of, though it did give me the typical stoner eyes.

What I like about it is that it's predictable and you can be sure of what's going to happen. That isn't the case with bud where the trip can be joyful or leave you paranoid. You get the munchies, you get the drowsiness, but you don't get the scrambled thinking or memory loss of bud. It's a smooth, pure high.

Conclusion

I would reccommend Delta-9 to anyone curious about cannabis but want to indulge in a controlled manner. It's a good entryway into being a cannabis enjoyer, and it has minimal downsides. The only one I can think of is that it raises your tolerance steeply, but that comes with the territory when you're dealing with vapes.

I give Delta-9 THC 4 out of 5 Hollys