Yes, delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol metabolizes into a form of 11-hydroxy-THC, but not the same form that delta 9 THC metabolizes into.  Instead, delta 8 becomes a substance called 11-hydroxy-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, which was discovered in 1980 and has been researched to a limited degree ever since. We still don’t know enough about the delta 8 form of 11-hydroxy-THC to know how it compares to other