HHC vs. Delta 8: Which One Is Right For Me?

The days of CBD being the most exciting cannabinoid on the market are far behind us. Popular articles about small CBD companies or stay-at-home moms making CBD cookies are now a thing of the past. Thanks to the Farm Bill, a seemingly small piece of federal legislation with significant consequences, we’re in the age of new hemp. It’s a period where new and novel cannabinoids are hitting the market almost every day, it seems.

Heck, all of us can even look past cannabis these days. Now, vape shops and online retailers are abuzz with products like Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC, THC-O, and more. These all-natural, hemp-derived cannabinoids are changing the way people think about hemp — and about euphoria. We’ve spent the last 50 years fighting for the legality of cannabis, but, almost overnight the farm bill legalized hemp and a slew of new cannabinoids that can do almost the same thing. The question we might all soon have to ask ourselves is sitting out there — is cannabis too old-fashioned?

And now comes along HHC, otherwise known as hexahydrocannabinol. It’s another hemp-derived cannabinoid built off of a foundation of CBD that offers users a mild psychotropic high. While the euphoric buzz from HHC is nowhere near as potent as that from Delta-9 or even Delta-8, the compound is quickly finding its place within the pantheon of hemp-derived compounds. 

Let's find out what is the difference between delta 8 cart and hhc cartridge. It’s coming to a party near you, in other words. 

So, what exactly is HHC, and why would you want to use it in the first place? “HHC stands for hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol. There are several isomers of this hydrogenated form of THC,” writes DailyCBD.com. “HHC is to THC, what margarine is to butter. By saturating the molecule with hydrogen atoms, the shelf-life of this cannabinoid is extended substantially without affecting the effect profile too much. HHC is naturally occurring, but only in trace concentrations. For companies to sell this cannabinoid, they’re going to need to make it in a lab.”

Structurally, HHC is THC without any double bonds. In plain English, what that means for you is that HHC still offers users a pretty valuable psychotropic high, but one that’s much milder than anything found in cannabis or Delta-8 THC products. Like Delta-8 THC, HHC is found naturally in the hemp plant, but there’s not a lot of it, making it difficult to sell to the mass market. However, researchers have found a way to synthesize from CBD, meaning it still remains all-natural and can now be produced in much larger quantities.

“[One person] described HHC manufacturing as a proprietary process that takes place inside a chemical reactor. ‘Think about the reactor as a black box… In goes CBD, out comes HHC,’” wrote Leafly recently. 

“[That person] describes the HHC as a ‘gold dark oil that we refine from that stage’ before distilling it,” Leafly continued. 

But how does HHC compare to Delta-8 THC? Well, let’s find out. Here's everything you need to know about HHC vs Delta 8.