1 It has a similar psychotropic effect on the brain as the more common and federally illegal Delta-9 THC and is commonly referred to as “weed light” with users reporting less intense effects and less paranoia than Delta-9 THC. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.ĭelta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a cannabinoid that has recently grown exponentially in popularity across the United States. Monitoring social media platforms like Reddit can help FDA achieve its regulatory and consumer protection goals for emerging cannabis products. Given the lack of regulation and testing, questionable legality, and the product’s wide availability at retail and online locations, Delta-8 products should be a concern for health officials. Most frequently, discussions were about available products, locations for purchase, overall safety and legality, reactions to the product, and general experiences. Approximately 57,913 Reddit posts were collected from 11,333 unique users across 708 subreddits. We identified the names of popular subreddits, trends in post volume, and frequent topic phrases for Delta-8. We collected publicly available Reddit posts of Delta-8 from January 2020 through April 2021 using Brandwatch, a commercially available social media listening platform. Using social media platform Reddit, we examined users’ reported experiences with Delta-8. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expressed the need for novel data sources to understand the use of products like Delta-8 and rapidly detect potential safety issues.

Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a newly popular cannabinoid that can be purchased easily at gas stations, vape shops, and online retailers in most regions of the United States.

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