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BUSINESS What exactly is hemp -derived TJHO And how is it different from marijuana? Your guide to demystifying all things cannabis in Minnesota. ByBroakslohnsoy(hftps://www.startrlbuiiiLcoin/htodks-lohnsort/SMMLr):Star Tribune SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 — 6:17AM ► Llstain with Speechify Minnesota's cannabis industry is going through.an awkward phase. The. state waded into uncharted territory this summer by lggalizing.food and drink infused with low doses of hig�gg `1 fIC ! Juana -hemp cannabis-thc-delta-8-cbd- edibles-leeal-new-law lealization/6QQ186748/l.. But this: first attempt at regulating hemp -derived THC edibles — which were already being sold around the. state for several years in a legal gray area —lad 9ljcensine �h ps://www.startribune com/cities considering-rcgulations-for-thc-edible r 1�1acs�jY is statg-law/,6fl0188459n_. targeted taxation and.fUn g_for enforcement(httns://wunv:startribune:com/Ehe�nforoementvs-almost-non-existent- without-state-funds-nnnesota-tho-market-hard-to-monitor/500204Q67/T . As a result, the state Legislature is all but certain to take on the issue.again next:year and usher in another new era of cannabis:regulation in Minnesota. In the meantime, Minnesotans'21 and older can legally get high from products sold at local retailers.. Here's a:helpful.guide to maldng sense of what is showing up on shelves and how it gets there: Cannabis —The catch-all term and genus. of a. plant with spiky leaves,.resinous flower buds and often potent concentrations of psychoactive chemicals. There are two major. species: Cannabis sativa.is taller and thinner and may provide a more uplifting high, while cannabis.indica is shorter,bushier and is associated with a more "stoned" high BRIAN r'ETERS04, STAR TRIB'.:NE Afla'vering heap plant at Carpe Diem's 80- acre farm in Elk River, Minn., ready for harvest in Septernber.