Let’s get started with breaking the
cannabis plant down so you better understand the difference between hemp and
marijuana. The cannabis plant has two species: Hemp and Marijuana. Hemp is the
species of the cannabis plant that is high in CBD and very low in THC. THC is
short for tetrahydrocannabinol this is the psychoactive component found in
marijuana.
Most marijuana strains contain no
CBD at all they are very high in THC instead. CBD is short for cannabidiol. CBD
is one of the hundreds of active compounds found in abundance in the hemp
species of cannabis. Hemp and CBD are not the same but the terms are often used
interchangeably. CBD is derived from the hemp plant and then used to make a
plethora of products.
With hemp flower and CBD products
derived from hemp you get all of the healing and medicinal properties from the
plant without getting the psychoactive high because hemp contains 0.3% or less
THC. When smoking CBD products derived from hemp you don’t have to be concerned
with paranoia, munchies, or your mind being impaired because again it contains
vert little THC and is totally different from smoking marijuana. Hemp flower
does NOT typically show up on drug tests because it contains so little THC. Hemp
is legal in all 50 states and can be consumed in many different ways from smoking,
vaping, capsules, salves or edibles.
Now that we’re clear on the
difference between the two species of the cannabis plant hemp and marijuana
let’s discuss how the CBD is processed in our bodies. All humans have an
Endo-cannabiniod system, the Endo-cannabinoid system is responsible for
maintaining balance in our bodies. It’s responsible for regulating functions in
our brain, skin, liver, digestive tract, cardiovascular system and more. We
actually produce billions of our own cannabinoids naturally and these
cannabinoids are almost identical to the cannabinoids found in cannabis but the
cannabinoids we produce naturally get destroyed by enzymes from polluted air,
water, and unhealthy foods.
When you use CBD and other products
derived from hemp it helps your Endo-cannabinoid system function on an optimal
level and it’s because CBD binds to all of the receptors we have throughout the
body on a cellular level and those bonds cannot be broken by enzymes. You have
more receptors in your body for CBD than you do for anything else, our bodes
literally have an affinity for it! There are receptors in the nervous system,
cardiovascular system, the immune system, your intestines, spleen, bladder, and
bone marrow.
