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  "path": "/news/2026/04/08/wheaton-eyes-ban-on-sale-of-delta-8-thc-gas-station-heroin-and-other-products",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T12:33:56.602Z",
  "site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
  "textContent": "<p>Wheaton is poised to join an increasing number of suburban towns in banning the sale of certain psychoactive products that are typically available at gas stations and vape shops.</p><p>The city has drafted an ordinance prohibiting the sale of products containing substances such as delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.</p><p>The Food and Drug Administration in 2024 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-ftc-continue-joint-effort-protect-consumers-against-companies-illegally-selling-copycat-delta-8#:~:text=In%20June%202022%2C%20the%20FDA,consumed%20delta%2D8%20THC%20products\" target=\"_blank\" >warned</a> of several companies selling delta-8 THC products that closely resemble popular snack food brands “by using similar brand names, logos, or pictures on packaging that consumers, especially children, may confuse with traditional foods.”</p><p>Wheaton has also moved to ban the sale of kratom, recreational nitrous oxide and tianeptine products.</p><p>According to the FDA, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-alerts-and-statements/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-any-tianeptine-product-due-serious-risks?sm_guid=NzU4Mjk3fDYzMDQ4NTE3fC0xfHBpZWRtb250Y2FyZUBiZWxsc291dGgubmV0fDcxMDA4OTF8fDB8MHwyMTc4MzczNzZ8MTA4NnwwfDB8fDc1MjQzNnww0\" target=\"_blank\" >tianeptine</a> has been referred to as “gas station heroin” with product names including Tianaa, Zaza, Neptune’s Fix, Pegasus and TD Red. It’s not approved by the FDA for any medical use.</p><p>For more on this story, please visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/news/wheaton-eyes-ban-on-sale-of-delta-8-thc-gas-station-heroin-and-other-products/\" target=\"_blank\" >DailyHerald.com</a>.</p>",
  "title": "Wheaton eyes ban on sale of delta-8 THC, ‘gas station heroin’ and other products",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-08T12:33:56.602Z"
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