People under the age of 21 will no longer be able to buy hemp-derived THC products in Milwaukee, under an ordinance passed by the city’s Common Council on Tuesday.
The substances targeted by the ordinance include delta-8 THC.
THC is the psychoactive chemical found in marijuana, which is illegal in Wisconsin. But a 2018 federal farm bill created a loophole legalizing hemp plants with low levels of THC. A market sprang up to extract that THC’s delta-8 variety and sell it as candy, seltzer and vapes, sometimes not clearly labeled as containing psychoactive drugs…