Growing political backlash against THC-containing products

What they're saying: A group of Virginia health organizations, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, sent a letter last week to Gov. Glenn Youngkin calling for more restrictions on hemp-derived products with high amounts of THC to curb the rising number of cases of kids ingesting the substances, WTOP reported.

• "They are not tested for potency or purity, nor have they been subject to sufficient research and study. Equally concerning, they often bear misleading and inaccurate labels, many of which recklessly target children," they wrote.
• "We have sort of a 'wild west' situation. It's a gray area. Delta-8 is being sold around the state, and it's being sold in gas stations, health food stores," Katie Moyer, president of the Kentucky Hemp Association, told the Kentucky Lantern.

The other side: The U.S. Hemp Roundtable, a national advocacy group for the industry, called for the products to remain legal but put under "a stricter regulatory framework akin to adult-use cannabis."