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101: WHAT IS CBD?

Within a few short years, CBD stores have sprung up in big cities and small towns all across the country. Why now and what does CBD have to do with marijuana?

Discover the racist origins of the hemp ban and how the plant has made a comeback.

Follow the hemp plant from its early cultivation by humans to the modern-day CBD craze.

TO CHOOSE A HEMP CBD PRODUCT

Not all hemp CBD is created equally, so here are some tips on how to choose a quality hemp product.

HEMP, HOW DO I USE THEE

Discover the versatile ways of using the hemp plant.

Your body and the science of getting high on

The wonder plant has shown to remove harmful chemicals from Chernobyl and other poisonous sites around the globe.

Improve your health by adding hemp seed foods to your diet.

CBD: MYTH VS FACT

It’s time to set the record straight on hemp CBD.

50 COMPOSITION OF CANNABIS

Explore the components that make up the complex cannabis plant.

64 CBD-INFUSED FOOD & DRINK

Whether it’s chocolate cookies or a Cucumber Moscow Mule, your guests will love trying these classic recipes with a twist.

68 A DISCUSSION ON HEMP RESEARCH WITH AGRONOMIST DAVID WILLIAMS

Agronomist David Williams shares his latest discoveries in the expanding world of hemp research.

71 FEEL BEAUTIFUL WITH HELP FROM CBD

From reducing inflammation to protecting your skin from free radicals, CBD can be used for a variety of beauty needs.

74 THE STORY OF THE FIRST EVER GRAS HEMP EXTRACT

Find out what it takes to obtain a GRAS certification from the FDA.

78 HOW TO INDIVIDUALIZE YOUR CBD DOSAGES

CBD interacts differently from person-to-person, so keep the following information on dosages in mind.

82 THE HAZY LEGALITY OF MARIJUANA

Despite the nationwide marijuana ban in the United States, the drug’s health benefits have been recognized by the government in patent filings by the Department of Health.

86 FINDING BALANCE IN MY LIFE: A NUTRITIONIST’S EXPERIENCE WITH CBD

Maintain balance in your life with a little help from CBD oil.

88 ASK THE EXPERTS

Get the inside scoop on what it’s like to work in the CBD industry.

Despite the momentum, true progress for hemp production was still being held back by some of the research provisions in the 2014 bill. Industry groups like the U.S. Hemp Roundtable started working with lawmakers to strengthen and enhance the hemp laws in the next farm bill. It took much negotiation and work by activists, industry groups, and lawmakers, but when the 2018 Farm Bill was passed and signed, it ended the era of hemp prohibition and included these provisions:

• Officially removes hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and designates hemp as an agricultural commodity regulated by the USDA like any other vital crop

• Redefines hemp to include all of its extracts and derivatives, explicitly legalizing products containing CBD derived from agricultural hemp

• Makes crop insurance available to farmers

• Opens up research grants on hemp to academic institutions

• Allows transportation of hemp products through all states and tribal lands

• Allows for hemp growing by tribal nations

• Leaves the oversight of hemp nutritional supplements and topicals in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration and their strict standards on safety

As these laws have gone into effect, they’ve invigorated the hemp and CBD industry. With legality assured, investments and American ingenuity can be applied to this adaptive old plant.

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How to Choose a Hemp CBD Product

Not all hemp CBD is created equally, so here are some tips on how to choose a quality hemp product.

BY LEX PELGER

Testing

The most important thing you can look for in any hemp-derived CBD product is test results. For all of a company’s feel-good vibes, promises, and handsome branding, only third-party lab testing can assure you that you’re getting a high-quality product. Unfortunately, according to a number of independent testing labs and secret buyer studies, the majority of products labeled for CBD sold in the United States contain less than the advertised amount of cannabinoids, or even none at all.

A test for cannabinoid content is only the beginning. Such a test just assures you that you’re getting what you paid for, but the best companies test for many other factors including:

Pesticides This plant grows like a weed, and you hope that most farmers aren’t using pesticides on hemp plants (though the pesticide crisis in California is revealing how widespread the practice is for recreational marijuana). That being said, pesticide drift can always occur from nearby farms, and with the toxicity of some of these compounds at even the lowest levels, testing must be done to assure they’re not in your product.

Heavy Metals It’s well-known that hemp can clean up the soil by leaching out heavy metals, but that also means those heavy metals end up inside the plant. If the soil your hemp is grown in isn’t clean, heavy metals like lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium can end up in your product. Make sure these substances are below the detectable limits.

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Composition Cannabis of

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he cannabis plant is particularly complex. Over 400 different molecules produced by it have already been discovered, and chemists are frequently finding more. Of course, the cannabinoids are the most well-known since the’ve been heavily researched and they’re the easiest to harness for human health. In recent years, however, terpenes have gained significant attention from the scientific community. These are the molecules that provide the smell to most plants, and the cannabis plant can produce many of them.

A range of other molecules exist within cannabis. There are amino acids used to build proteins. Sugars and hydrocarbons that are used as fuel. Flavonoids and pigments to change its appearance. Vitamins and elements. Plant materials such as chlorophyll and phenols. And, there is a rich array of fatty acids that turn hemp into a superfood, which the human body uses to make its own endocannabinoids.

Explore the components that make up the complex cannabis plant.