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Co-hosted by Julie Oberlander and Charity Doyle--the journalist and the rehabbed trainwreck--The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize.
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A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”. Escape what, you ask? ALL the things! From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds not going unpunished. Like we said—all the things!
(Just tune in…you’ll understand.)
Co-hosted by Julie Oberlander and Charity Doyle--the journalist and the rehabbed trainwreck--The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize.
Diet Weed or Dangerous Gamble? The Truth About Delta-8 - Ep. 86
The Escape Pod Traumedy
38 minutes
1 month ago
Diet Weed or Dangerous Gamble? The Truth About Delta-8 - Ep. 86
Summary of Episode Delta-8 THC is being marketed as a legal, “safer” alternative to marijuana—but what’s really inside those gummies, vapes, and oils? In this episode of The Escape Pod, we pull back the curtain on Delta-8’s rise, the regulatory loopholes fueling its $10 billion market, and the human cost of untested, mislabeled products.
We share heartbreaking stories like Tanner, a four-year-old who died after eating THC gummies disguised as candy, and a Texas teen facing felony charges over a vape pen that couldn’t even be tested properly. From ER visits to criminal cases, the fallout is spreading nationwide—while federal oversight is nowhere to be found.
Is Delta-8 really “diet weed”…or a dangerous gamble?
Highlights Include:
What Delta-8 THC actually is and how it’s made
Why it’s flooding shelves despite lacking FDA approval
The tragic story of Tanner in Virginia
Legal chaos in Texas, South Dakota, Indiana, and Wyoming
ER visits and poison control calls skyrocketing nationwide
Risks hidden behind “innocent” gummy packaging
Why lack of federal regulation leaves consumers vulnerable
The $10.4 billion Delta-8 industry’s future
Resources & Links
Is Delta-8 Safe?
High Schoolers Jailed for Vaping ‘legal Hemp’
Virginia Mom Charged in Death of 4-year-old Son
Rapid City Policing Agencies Target ‘Diet Weed’
Citing New Test Results, Indiana Prosecutors Threaten Criminal Charges if Businesses Don’t Stop Selling Delta-8
Wyoming Lawmakers Look to Control Delta-8
The Curious Case of Delta-8
Delta-8 Legal States 2025
This Drug Gets You High, and Is Legal (Maybe) Across the Country
2025 Regulations for Delta-8 THC: What You Need to Know
Delta-8 and Similar Products Banned in South Dakota
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The Escape Pod Traumedy
A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”. Escape what, you ask? ALL the things! From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds not going unpunished. Like we said—all the things!
(Just tune in…you’ll understand.)
Co-hosted by Julie Oberlander and Charity Doyle--the journalist and the rehabbed trainwreck--The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize.
