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Medical Marijuana has many different chemical components also referred to as cannabinoids and one of them is cannabidiol (CBD). And unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive. That is, it doesn’t change the state of the mind of the person using it. CBD also has antibacterial and anti-proliferative properties.

There is some confusion between Hemp and cannabis. Hemp is no different from the cannabis plant, it is just a term used to differentiate certain strains of cannabis plants. Hemp plants are just cannabis strains that happen to produce very low levels of THC, and subsequently, it is legally cultivated in many countries around the world.

 

How Is CBD Oil Made?

In a nutshell, CBD oil is extracted from the resin glands on Hemp or Cannabis buds and flowers.

 

So How Does It Work?

Put simply our bodies contain cannabinoid cell receptors, these cannabinoids (CBD included) are agonists meaning the bind to these receptors.

 

Legality of CBD

Although there is still a lot of stigma due to the fact that many people tend to mistake CBD for THC. CBD is legal in the Twenty nine (29) US states (Washington DC included) where recreational or medicinal marijuana is legal. Seventeen additional states have specific laws for CBD. They include:

Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. And others have no provisions for cannabis. There is a lot of misconception about CBD, perhaps because its chemical properties are poorly understood and also because of its close resemblance to THC.

However, despite the numerous huddles on the issue of cannabis and its cannabinoids substances there continue to be positive strides in the push for the legalization of cannabis. Canada has opened the doorway by legalizing it.

 

Common Uses of CBD

CBD is used to curb inflammation and chronic pain and is available as a powder or oil like CBDPure or Bluebird Botanicals, meaning it can be used to make gels or creams that people can apply on the skin of the affected areas.

That said the positive takeaways here is that CBD is safe, legal and it won’t get you high.