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Franklin health officials urge local limits on unregulated Delta‑8 THC products
Summary
Franklin public health staff warned the Board of Health that brightly packaged, unregulated Delta‑8 THC products are widely available in Franklin, resemble candy, and have led to accidental poisonings elsewhere. Staff reported local outreach and survey results and offered to draft a proposed local restriction for board and council consideration.
Megan Conway, a public health staff member with the Franklin Health Department, told the Board of Health that Delta‑8 THC products sold in Franklin are packaged like candy, are unregulated under current Wisconsin law, and have contributed to accidental poisonings in nearby communities.
Conway said the department has done store scans and outreach using Volition funds, surveyed parents at National Night Out and found broad support for restricting sales to adults, and noted that other Wisconsin jurisdictions have moved by ordinance. “Actually, these are all THC products, and they're all available right here locally in Franklin,” Conway said while showing examples of packaging that resembled mainstream candy.
Board members discussed options to respond at the local level. Conway offered…
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