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Myths and Misconceptions About Hemp CBD
Myths and Misconceptions
About Hemp CBD
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by Carmen Milagro
Although there are probably just as many misconceptions about hemp CBD as there are plant varietals, we’ll focus on the following three that come up most often during my CBD education presentations.
Will hemp CBD get me high?
The reality is no, not in the vast majority of people. Although there may be very slight traces of THC in clean, pure hemp CBD, it is not enough to cause a mind-altering experience in people, other than perhaps in their own mind. It’s possible that feeling a “sense of well-being” is completely foreign to someone who has been suffering from anxiety and/or pain for extremely long periods of time. Upon using a product made with clean, pure, organic, third-party tested hemp CBD, they may indeed feel a sense of relief, euphoria or combination of both. They feel so much better and so good that they confuse it with a “high.”
Is hemp CBD addictive?
The World Health Organization (WHO) found that hemp CBD is not addictive. A number of years have passed since the WHO declared hemp CBD safe for human use and consumption as it has practically no side effects. It is virtually impossible to reach a lethal overdose limit with hemp CBD. As opposed to opiates, prescription drugs, alcohol or cigarettes, people do not die from using hemp CBD. Thousands of people have died from legal substances, but not from hemp-derived CBD products.
Is cannabinoid a man-made or natural substance?
Hemp CBD is a natural plant-based crystalline substance. CBD is the abbreviation for cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating cannabinoid compound and the second-most prevalent compound found in the hemp and cannabis plants. Hemp CBD is derived from the male hemp plant and has been used by mankind for various ailments for thousands of years prior to any modern-day manufacturing or extraction techniques. In the mid-1990s, it was discovered that the human body produces its own cannabinoids designed to maintain a balanced sense of health that supports our immune system. We need to replenish and support our endocannabinoid system to live a healthy life.
