Can You Test Positive for THC After Using Delta-8 THC Products?

When it comes to testing and drug testing in particular, understand that drug tests can detect delta-8. If your employer or school does random drug testing and you’ve used Delta-8 THC gummies, carts, tinctures, within the last few months, you may fail a test. Most standard drug tests can’t distinguish between Delta-8 THC, Delta-9 THC, THC-O, THC-10, or any other form of THC. These cannabinoids all have similar chemical structures, but also, drug tests that use hair, urine, or saliva samples test for THC metabolites, not a specific kind of tetrahydrocannabinol.

Often consumers who are concerned about drug testing but who want cannabis products look for products that contain only CBD isolate which is legal and doesn’t show on drug tests as a THC metabolite.