GUIDE TO: CBD

AVENTURIST’S GUIDE CBD 101

THE SCOOP ON ALL THINGS CANNABIDIOL AND HOW TO HEALTHILY INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR LIFESTYLE By Melissa Puppo

These days, CBD—otherwise known as cannabidiol— has been popping up in everything from lattes to lotions and is being sold to the masses at chain drugstores. While it’s not anything new (CBD was discovered in 1940), the popularity of the chemical compound naturally occurring in all hemp and cannabis plants has grown threefold since becoming mainstream. “It is one of over 100 compounds, known as cannabinoids, that give strains their unique eff ects and therapeutic profi les,” says Roger Brown, president and founder of ACS Laboratory in Boca Raton, which tests for cannabis and hemp throughout Florida, including Miami. “Unlike the famously psychoactive compound THC, CBD does not cause cognitive impairment.” CBD is booming so rapidly that a study from Big Commerce estimates CBD will grow into a $7.8 billion industry this year. Here, we discuss the benefi ts and share a few ideas for how to use it.

» USES: CBD CAN BE TAKEN TOPICALLY OR ORALLY. TOPICAL CBD SKIN

SALVES AND CREAMS CAN ADDRESS MUSCLE SORENESS AND SKIN INFLAMMATION, WHILE EDIBLE GUMMIES AND ORAL TINCTURES CAN BE INGESTED TO COMBAT STRESS AND ANXIETY.

» BENEFITS: “CBD ACTIVATES 65 RECEPTORS IN OUR BODIES; THEREFORE, IT IS CAPABLE OF EASING ANXIETY, IMPROVING MOOD, AND HELPING WITH SLEEP, INFLAMMATION, AND PAIN,” SHARES DR. MICHELLE WEINER, WHO IS DOUBLE BOARD-CERTIFIED IN INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION IN MIAMI. SHE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST PHYSICIANS TO INCORPORATE CBD AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA INTO HER PRACTICE WHEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA BECAME LEGAL IN FLORIDA IN 2016.

» WHERE TO BUY: BROWN ADVISES CONSUMERS TO FIND LABORATORY-TESTED, HIGH-QUALITY,

AND HIGH-POTENCY CBD PRODUCTS EITHER

IN RETAIL SHOPS OR ONLINE, THOUGH RETAIL

SHOPS MAY BE SLIGHTLY SAFER AS THEY ARE

MORE STRICTLY REGULATED. ADDS WEINER: “IT IS

IMPORTANT THE CBD HAS A QR CODE, WHICH CAN

TAKE YOU TO THE THIRD-PARTY LAB TEST [FOR] ALL CANNABINOIDS AND TESTS FOR CONTAMINANTS, PESTICIDES, AND MOLD.”

TRY IT

Apply: A collab between superstar Pitbull and Columbia Care, N2P off ers a new line of full-spectrum CBD products in an array of fl avors. Favorites include the piña colada lip balm and star fruit CBD oil. Star Fruit CBD Oil, $45, n2pwellness.com

COLUMBIA CARE

MARTHA STEWART CBD Ingest: Martha Stewart’s new line of tropical gummies features fl avors of mango, coconut, and pineapple and are made from pure CBD isolate. Martha Stewart CBD Tropical Medley Wellness Gummies, $35, marthastewartcbd.com

Sip: Get your java with a boost thanks to Miami-based Jibby Coff ee. Co-founders Alvaro Ortega and James Reina launched the brand in 2021 after Ortega, who had used ADHD meds for most of his life, wanted a new way to balance his energy. Cold brew coff ee with CBD, $30 for a six-pack, jibbycoff ee.com

JIBBY COFFEE

ESENCIA WELLNESS SPA Indulge: Take relaxing to the next level at Esencia Wellness Spa at

Nobu Hotel at Eden Roc

Miami Beach, which off ers an artisan-crafted, aromatic Zen CBD massage treatment. Infused with six pain-relieving herbs, including arnica, ginger, and broad-spectrum organic hemp CBD, the massage induces deep relaxation and relieves pain. $255 for a 50-minute treatment, miamibeach.nobuhotels.com