5 CBD Facts You’ll Want to Know (If You Don’t Already)

CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a natural chemical compound with potential health benefits such as an ability to reduce inflammation, alleviate anxiety, relieve pain, and improve sleep. In this guide we explain a few essential CBD facts to help answer your frequently asked questions and end the confusion regarding hemp and its association to cannabis or marijuana.

1. Premium CBD products are sourced from hemp

Hemp is a type of cannabis. More specifically, hemp is the fiber and seed part of the Cannabis Sativa L. plant and is known for its strength and durability. In other words, hemp is not the same thing as marijuana, weed, ganja, pot, or whatever you call this popular, natural recreational substance. While each of these terms has its own history, meaning, and connotation, it is important to understand that hemp refers only to cannabis cultivated for non-drug use. Before the business of CBDs came along, the soft fibers of hemp were long exploited for use in paper, clothing, housing, plastic, rope, fuel, and more for thousands of years.

2. CBD from hemp cannot get you high

CBD products do not carry any psychoactive effects and will not make you feel intoxicated. Hemp being cannabis cultivated for non-drug use means that hemp contains extremely low levels of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis responsible for creating a stimulating high. As a result, CBD products sourced from hemp will not get you high and none of the psychoactive effects of traditional pot-smoking are present in hemp because of the lack of THC. 

3. CBD products made from hemp are federally legal in the U.S.

Although weed is not yet federally legal, CBD extracted from industrial hemp is. Unlike cannabis grown for recreational drug use which is legal in several states including California, Oregon, and Washington, CBD products derived from hemp are in fact legal in all 50 states and federally legal. This is because premium CBD products contain extremely minimal levels of THC and are non-intoxicating. For CBD oil to be federally legal it must contain less than 0.3% THC.

4. CBD products made from hemp contain extremely small amounts of THC

Well this one has already been said multiple times throughout this guide but in case you were skimming, here it is again! Premium CBD is sourced from industrial hemp which in and itself contains low levels of THC because it is purposefully cultivated for non-drug use. Furthermore, during the CBD extraction process, all other unwanted chemical compounds such as traces of THC are filtered out and eliminated. In the end, the CBD product ready for your consumption should contain extremely little if not virtually no THC at all.

5. You cannot overdose from CBD

It is virtually impossible to fatally overdose from CBD. What do we mean by that? Previous research suggests that an individual would have to consume over 20,000 mg of CBD at once for a fatal overdose to occur. This is nearly impossible to achieve physically. For example, a high potency CBD gummy bear contains 30 mg of CBD per serving. Even if you inhaled an entire 100 count bottle of gummies you would still only be at 3000 mg. In other words, it is extremely unlikely to ever unintentionally overdose on CBD and even on purpose it is near impossible. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that daily doses of CBD as high as 1500 mg are well-tolerated in humans and do not pose threat.

Now that you know CBD products are safe for you to consume both legally and physically, you can confidently take advantage of the potential health and wellness benefits of CBD. Our shop carries the best CBD products from trusted brands, and we are dedicated to your wellbeing. Feel free to browse our store and ask us any questions you have!