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"Jews have been using cannabis for centuries, and there's a pretty significant history that I think most people are not familiar with at all."

Delta-8 is sold in edibles, vape oils, buds and other run-of-the-mill products for cannabis consumers. And it’s growing in popularity.

Wealthy investors and Big Cannabis companies are positioning their entry into the adult-use marijuana market in New York, but will have to work hard to take over sales from the black market.

But the department isn't admitting error, leading to confusion about the legality of the ubiquitous, CBD-producing crop.

'The new law does not change the penal law, under which any part of the cannabis plant, regardless of THC level, is considered marijuana.'

Legal advocates say that cops' equating of different Cannabis strains is wrong—but will likely continue to sow confusion until the prohibition is fully lifted.

The department touted the confiscation as a 'precision policing' success. A business owner says the substance is legal hemp flower.

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