The Maryland Appellate Court ruled Tuesday that delta-8 and delta-10 — hemp -derived psychoactive substances similar to cannabis — have never been legal in the state, despite their availability for purchase and a law preventing the sale of them to anyone younger than 21.

Maryland’s second-highest court on Sept. 9 ruled that the state may enforce licensing requirements against businesses that sell these products and may continue issuing cannabis licenses.

The case, brought by the Maryland Hemp Coalition, is not about the legality of delta-8 and delta-10, which are edible or smokeable products derived from hemp that can get users high. They are illegal in Maryland because the psychoactive element is not produced naturally in high quantities, as THC is in cannabis; instead, it is crea

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