How to Use THC in a Sentence

THC

noun
  • Urb, the company that makes the product containing both psilocybin and psilocin, also sells Delta 8 THC products.
    Nicholas Florko, STAT, 18 July 2024
  • She was barred from the Games after testing positive for THC.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 23 June 2024
  • Hemp is a variety of the cannabis plant that has low levels of delta-9 THC, the psychoactive compound that gets people high.
    Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
  • According to the study, scientists don’t yet know how even small amounts of THC could affect infants.
    Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
  • The bill would have allowed patients to get a prescription for products like edibles and oils, which contain low amounts of THC.
    Irving Mejia-Hilario, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The bars are separated into 10 pieces, with each piece containing 10 mg of THC.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The autopsy report said Knotts had THC, which is found in marijuana, in his system.
    Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Blood drawn from Barrington showed the presence of THC, according to the warrant affidavit.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
  • Prosecutors said the teen's blood was tested and only showed trace amounts of THC and marijuana.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 June 2024
  • But she was suspended and missed Tokyo after testing positive for THC, the chemical in cannabis.
    Nick Zaccardi, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Cannabis plants that contain high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, are marijuana and can get users high.
    Julie Creswell, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And higher levels of THC, the main psychoactive component in marijuana, are believed to pose more health risks.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
  • Following the human results of the trial, the team observed in mice that THC caused atherosclerosis.
    Ali Finney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The plant’s main psychoactive element, THC, produces feelings of euphoria for users.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • However, she was suspended from the team for one month after testing positive for THC, a chemical in marijuana, and missed the entire Olympic games.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
  • Full-spectrum contains multiple cannabinoids and terpenes, including trace amounts of THC.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
  • However, she was suspended for one month from the team for testing positive for THC, a chemical in marijuana, and ended up missing the entire Olympics.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Each gummy contains 20 mg of Delta-8 THC, offering users a regular dosage for potential cannabis benefits.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2023
  • Many suspect that the syndrome’s appearance is linked to the overall increase in potency of marijuana sold today, which can contain up to 100 milligrams of THC, cannabis’s main psychoactive substance.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • While many people are familiar with the main psychoactive compound in cannabis — delta-9 THC — there are more than 100 other cannabinoids found within the cannabis and hemp plant, some of which have therapeutic and intoxicating effects.
    Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
  • The state’s legislature tried to intervene further this year by imposing stricter limits on who could obtain medical marijuana cards and how much THC, the compound in cannabis that gets you high, could be in each serving sold.
    Guillermo Molero, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • Under the bill, employers could still have a drug-free workplace policy and test for THC, and employees fired under that policy could not receive unemployment insurance.
    Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The products all contain delta-8 THC, a psychoactive component derived from hemp and therefore technically legal.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • The mother further told police that a caseworker visited the home because her newborn had tested positive for THC, the chief intoxicant in marijuana.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Its effects are weaker than delta-9 THC, the intoxicating component found in marijuana.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Nichols' autopsy later detected only low levels of alcohol and THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his system.
    arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Other toxicology testing showed a low but detectable level of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, also was in her system, according to a criminal complaint.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Laboratory studies have shown that THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can cause an increase in inflammation in the blood vessels, so edibles aren’t necessarily risk-free, Wu said.
    Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024

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