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Published January 6th, 2022 at 6:00 AM

Across the country, bags of hemp grown as long ago as 2019 still sit in barns, waiting to be sold and extracted.

When the 2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp, most growers grew hemp for cannabidiol (CBD) extraction, because it had a high profit-to-acreage ratio. With an estimated 455% increase in U.S. hemp producers, the CBD industry quickly found itself with a glut of product and not enough consumer demand. Moreover, there wasnt enough processing capacity to make the crop profitable.

Heres the crux of the problem. While the trendy therapeutic, commonly used to alleviate aches, pains, anxiety and difficulty sleeping, popped up in small shops across the U.S., it still lacked approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA).

Without big food and pharmaceutical companies getting in on the CBD craze, the more than 130,000 acres of hemp planted across the country could never be fully used. Most CBD shops or dispensaries sell the product in single ounce bottles, with the CBD diluted down by other oils to a consumable amount.

Put simply, it doesnt take a lot of the plant to stock the shelves (or the webpages) of an independent CBD shop.

Despite the saturated market, Heath Martin, president of Kancanna, a CBD extraction company in Wichita, Kansas, remains hopeful for the future of his business. The consumer goods side of the industry, he said, has continued to grow.

This is supposedly going to be a $25 billion industry by 2025, Martin said. So obviously, that leads to a lot of growth in the cannabinoid side. But hemp, in general, I think we have just drastic strides that we could make.

As with everyone in the hemp industry, trust in the future of hemp has been vital for Kancanna. Martin had to start the business without loans, security nets nor trust from the bank, so hes not easily deterred.

Martin believes the FDA ultimately will approve CBD, so his company is already trained and following FDA protocol.

FDA approval is critical for two main reasons.

First, it would encourage widespread use and sale of CBD, driving up demand and price.

Second, FDA approval would regulate a market thats currently making its own rules.

As Martin said, creating an industry in an unregulated environment doesnt always lend itself to the best players.

At its warehouse in southwest Wichita, millions of dollars of high tech equipment extract and isolate CBD from about 1,000 pounds of hemp each day.

Once the harvested crop arrives at Kancanna, its ground into a tea-like powder, then spread on thin sheets and set to roast.

This is a vital step in cannabinoid extraction called decarboxylation.

In this process, the acid chain is broken down, making the material bioavailable. If youve ever tried to make an edible, youll know the weed has to be cooked first or youll just end up with some skunky brownies. This process is essential in order to reap the benefits of any cannabinoid.

Now that the fine green powder has been decarboxylated, it moves down the hallway into the supercritical CO2 (carbon dioxide) extraction room.

The shiny machines pump pressurized CO2 into a column, loaded with about 20 pounds of decarboxylated hemp powder. At a pressure of 4,000-5,000 pounds per square inch, the supercritical CO2 is between a liquid and a gas.

The fluid nature of the CO2 at this pressure allows it to pass through the hemp and strip the plant material of its cannabinoids (along with some other properties) before it journeys into the next couple of chambers. Here, the pressure is slowly reduced until the CO2 is fully returned to a gas state and the CBD it had collected drops off as a crude oil.

Each of the six machines can process 20 pounds of hemp in an hour.

Once its run through, the CO2 is recycled, the hemp column is reloaded and it goes again. All in all, the facility can process about 1,000 pounds of hemp in an eight-hour work day. Martin said this puts Kancanna in the top 3% of processors in the nation.

The crude oil is then brought to yet another room to be refined.

For the refining process, crude oil is mixed with ethanol. The mixture is then winterized and chilled overnight to a very low temperature (usually below -100 degrees Fahrenheit).

At these freezing cold temperatures, the cannabinoids in the oil bind to the ethanol and remain liquid, while the fats, waxes and other remaining materials in the crude oil float up to the surface, like a sludge. The sludge is removed and the cannabinoid-bonded ethanol remains.

In the same room, this winterized crude is taken to a rotary evaporator which heats the mixture until the ethanol evaporates and is vacuumed out, leaving just the cannabinoids.

The ethanol then condenses in a coil and can be reused.

The remaining cannabinoid oil is either 100% ethanol free, or only contains trace amounts, which are removed in the next step: wipe film distillation.

In another highly scientific-looking machine with glass vessels and coils, the oil is spread thinly and heated to the vaporization point of CBD. The vaporized substance is vacuumed up, hits chilled coils and condenses back into a liquid, now as a pure CBD concentrate.

It drips out at a honey-like consistency into buckets, where it will crystallize until heated back up to be put into products.

Nick Cannady, Kancannas director of business development, said most people still dont understand the CBD industry. Everyone who tours the facility comes away with a different perception.

I think most people come in expecting to see a bunch of stoners around a cauldron or something, but instead they see millions of dollars of high end equipment.

Kancanna consults with its growers across the state of Kansas from seed to harvest to ensure the crop is grown optimally for extraction.

Martin has a background in agriculture, so to him, this element is essential, and means Kancanna can reach the soil to oil standard he believes in.

We dont have anything to process unless the grower has a successful harvest, and so if we can help that ensures that we are going to have a crop to extract and high quality cannabinoids to offer the market once weve done the extraction, Martin said.

Attention to the growth and cultivation of the hemp in a CBD oil is another indication of a quality product.

The Poindexter family in Drexel, Missouri, walked Flatland through their hemp fields. But the small operation takes the hemp all the way to the finished product as well.

Similar to Martins motto, the Poindexters line of CBD products say: We farm it. We extract it. We bottle it.

With all the other CBD products and lines on the market, Michelle Poindexter said Rural Route Hemp Co. stands out because every step of the process is controlled by the Poindexter family.

(Other CBD companies) are acquiring their hemp from someone else, and they dont know exactly whats been put into the soil, applied to the plants, or even what the extraction process is and they dont know if theres anything necessarily harmful, Michelle Poindexter said. And we have that control from beginning to end.

About 15 minutes from their family farm, the Rural Route Hemp Co. extraction facility sits in the middle of Adrian, Missouri.

Since the Poindexters extract only their 10-acre hemp harvest, its a much smaller operation, with slightly different practices than Kancanna. A normal extraction at the Adrian facility uses five pounds of hemp.

Dried hemp is ground down until it resembles tea, then loaded into five-pound tea bags and put into a vat of cold ethanol.

The hemp and ethanol are agitated in a washing-machine-like contraption, which allows the ethanol to pass through all of the plant material and strip the cannabinoids out.

This extraction method uses ethanol rather than CO2. For a small operation like the Poindexters it doesnt require too much ethanol and the equipment is relatively inexpensive as compared to Kancannas high-volume extraction machines.

The ethanol mixture passes through a filter to remove all plant material. Then, the ethanol must be evaporated to leave a crude CBD oil.

At Rural Route Hemp Co. this happens in two stages to ensure all of the ethanol is boiled off.

Similarly to Kancanna, a big scientific looking boiler heats the ethanol to its boiling point, and a vacuum sucks the evaporated ethanol, which is then cooled back into a liquid on coils, allowing the ethanol to be reused in future extractions.

The heat from this process decarboxylates the cannabinoids, which is essential to the effectiveness of oil.

The Poindexters and their crew will continue the refining process until all of the ethanol has evaporated off. Then, the crude oil will go into a short path distillation unit, which will pull out remaining other trash (plant material, chlorophyll etc.).

Once the color has changed and all of the trash has been pulled off, someone will switch the flask to start collecting the clean CBD.

The longest part of the process is waiting for their third party tester in Colorado to receive, test and send back the samples. Missouri testers charge almost twice the amount to test, so its cheaper for the Poindexters to ship it to Colorado, where hemp testing is done more regularly and therefore less expensively.

Third party testing is a crucial part of both Rural Route Hemp Co. and Kancanna products. It ensures there are no trace chemicals or unwanted materials in the oil, and that a bottle claiming 1,500 milligrams of CBD, actually has that amount.

Every batch of hemp that comes into this facility is independently, third party tested for, not only for potency, but also for heavy metal contamination, pesticide contamination, microbial contamination, Cannady with Kancanna said. If its anything but non-detectable on any of those, we reject it, (but) chances are, its still going into the supply chain somewhere.

Quality producers like the Poindexters and Kancanna want FDA approval because it will weed out the people who dont follow good CBD practices and are just looking to make a buck.

As Cannady said, that contaminated product is still going into the market somewhere. FDA regulation would keep that from happening.

Luke Poindexter said right now, the industry is like the Wild West.

FDA control would not only standardize CBD practices, but also make the botanical extract available as a food additive, or pharmaceutical product. For producers like the Poindexters and Kancanna, it would mean more entities buying their extractions.

Full blown FDA approval for food additives, pharmaceuticals, I mean, thats when this crop will really be able to take off, Luke Poindexter said.

Then, maybe, all those barns full of 2019 harvested hemp could finally be emptied.

But the FDA doesnt seem quite ready to steward the CBD market.

As of today, the FDA has one, approved usage for CBD.

In 2018, it approved Epidiolex, a CBD based drug used for the treatment of seizures associated with rare and severe forms of epilepsy.

Several months ago, the FDA published the Cannabis-Derived Products Data Acceleration Plan, which aims to work with state and local programs to better collect and evaluate data on cannabis-derived products.

The collection and evaluation of this data would be the next step to FDA approval.

So far, the plan has identified challenges to data collection related to online commerce of cannabis-derived products, product usage, buyer motivation and the current cannabis-derived product supply chain.

According to the plan, the FDA wants to understand these elements, as well as further evaluate potential safety issues of CBD (and other cannabinoid) products before it grants approval and builds a regulatory framework.

The fragmented and dynamic CDP (cannabis-derived product) market, with hundreds of small manufacturers selling products online, is rife with potential quality and safety concerns, the plan read. The FDA needs a better understanding of the quality and safety systems that are currently in place across the overall supply chain from origin, manufacturing, and distribution to consumer usage.

The FDA is also concerned with potential side effects from long-term use of CBD and other cannabis-derived products. The FDA assures that the study of and consideration of cannabis derived products is met with the same standards it would bring to any other product.

FDA continues to encourage industry and remind them of their responsibility to develop the needed data, aligned with FDAs current data standards, to ensure products are safe, reads the Cannabis-Derived Products Data Acceleration Plan.

Members of Congress have pushed the issue forward and presented the CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021 which would authorize the regulation of food containing CBD and direct the FDA to crafting regulation over the industry with its implementation in food products.

Aside from the impact FDA approval would have on the industry, it could have a profound impact on the people who use CBD products for pain relief.

Wendy Scott has been living with the painful effects of ankylosing spondylitis (a rare and severe form of arthritis) for the past 30 years. The condition affects her large joints, making it difficult to do everyday tasks like, opening a water bottle or putting a log on the fire.

In October, she started using CBD tinctures and relief creams to treat the pain, because ordinary anti-inflammatories and steroids caused Scott to have stomach bleeds.

Its totally changed my quality of life, Scott said. It was really dark, and now theres a great deal more light. I can enjoy myself a lot more not 100% pain free by any means but it has gone down from nines and 10s as far as pain goes, down to sevens and sixes.

The products she uses dont come cheap. And because its not an FDA certified drug, her insurance doesnt cover the several hundred dollars worth of CBD products she uses in a month.

I would like to be able to see those things covered just like you would any regular medication, Scott said. I dont think (CBD) is exorbitant, but when youre on a fixed income, it definitely makes it a little bit more challenging.

Martin and the Poindexters said many of their customers use CBD for pain relief like Scott. But no matter how effective a product might be, the brands are prohibited from making any claims about the benefits.

Rural Route Hemp Co. has found success in selling products at in-person events. They still cant make claims, but they can let the products speak for themselves by offering customers a sample.

Just getting out to events and getting in front of people theyll rub a little bit (of CBD salve) on at the beginning of the event, and then theyll circle right back around and buy it because it works that well and that quickly, Michelle Poindexter said.

She also has to rely on customer reviews and published studies that tout the benefits of CBD for online promotion. If she makes a claim, or says the wrong thing in a social post, she said Facebook removes it.

If the Rural Route Hemp Co. makes a claim about a product on its website, its credit card processor would shut down.

Kancannas retail line, Butler Hemp Co., faces the same problems.

Ultimately, with this not being regulated yet by the FDA, you cannot make any claims, Martin said. So thats hard. We may know that a certain blend of cannabinoids that we make is phenomenally good for sleep, (but) I cant tell anybody that.

Despite all of the challenges and potential risks in the industry, CBD has grown to an estimated $4.6 billion market just since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp.

Martin said Kancanna continues to research uses for other cannabinoid extractions. Most recently, the company started pulling cannabigerol (CBG) for its digestive benefits.

Hes spoken with food and beverage companies who are interested in making CBD products as soon as its FDA approved.

And thats just looking at the future of the cannabinoid side of the industry, not to mention endless possibilities of hemp fiber and grain.

I hope that the government, whether its state or federal, really starts supporting this crop and gets behind that to put some grants out, put some funding out, and (for) some of the banks and lending institutions make it easier for people to access funding to actually take this crop into the next level, Martin said.

Next: Highway to Hemp returns next month to look at manufacturing with hemp fiber.

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CBD has exploded in popularity for a range of reasons. It's primary use and selling point is that you can use it to deal with anxiety, of course. But Nature and Bloom CBD expert Andrea Chapman points out that it can also potentially enhance your concentration and have a whole host of other mind and body benefits including potentially helping you tolose weight.

However, before we get into the potential weight-loss benefits of CBD, it's important to note that the research on CBD is still in its early stages. Plus, Dr. Lewis Jassey, DO, Medical Director at Leafwell, correctly offers a few points to keep in mind before you buy or try CBD.

"Products containing CBD and THCV aren't legal everywhere, so you must check legality before purchasing or using them," Dr. Jassey says. "CBD also isn't regulated by the FDA, so you must be careful what products you put in your body because they could contain potentially dangerous chemicals or additives. Only buy organic products that provide third-party testing results."

Finally, Dr. Jassey advises: "Always talk to a doctor before going on a weight-loss journey because it's possible any CBD or marijuana products could interact with other medications you're taking."

That said, here are some expert claims about CBD and how it may help you lose weight. For more, don't miss The 21 Best Weight Loss Tips of 2021, According to Experts.

"CBD works with other cannabinoids to potentially activate many receptors, such as endocannabinoid and serotonin. This may play a role in weight loss or other critical metabolic functions," according to Medical News Today.

Nataly Komova, RD, nutritionist and fitness expert for JustCBD, broke things down further, telling Eat This, Not That!, "CBD interacts with the endocannabinoid system, and based on the available studies we can expect its promising potential on both lipid and glucose metabolism through the action on various receptors."

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Danielle Edenworth, a health and fitness expert with HealthyLand, explains that while "influencing both the body and the brain," CBD "aids weight loss by suppressing appetite" and "transforms white fat into brown fat, which aids in calorie burn."

Komova also noted that "CBD might be effective in alleviating the symptoms of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes."

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"To be honest, when it comes to losing weight, CBD is not your number one product," Chapman says. "It's true that CBD can boost your metabolism and benefit you in that area, however, it still depends on your body, since not every system is compatible with the regular use of cannabidiol as an ingredient."

Granted, Chapman also notes that you can still use CBD in your diet due to its health benefits, but "can't always expect it to work as an essential calorie-burner."

Bottom line: CBD may offer some weight loss benefits, but they won't work for everyone. What does? Eating a healthy diet, getting plenty of physical activity, practicing good sleep habits, and reducing stress as much as possible.

To find out more about CBD, be sure to read What Happens to Your Body on CBD.

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With the spread of cannabis legalization, the need for further research into this highly regulated plant has also increased. Government funding and private investment is expanding, and global research is providing insight into cannabis basic characteristics and its medicinal potential, and is helping to overturn widely held beliefs about its harms.

Here are five of the top cannabis research articles from 2021.

Soon after people started appreciating CBDs therapeutic effects, many wondered: Will it also work on our pets?

Anecdotal reports have piled up from owners of epileptic or anxious dogs, or those suffering from chronic pain, of the benefits their dogs have experienced from CBD. Theres less empirical evidence for CBDs therapeutic benefits in dogs than in humans, but the number of studies of CBDs benefits in veterinary medicine are amassing.

In a recent study from Italian scientists, shelter dogs were administered CBD oil for 45 days and measured for aggressive behavior against their human handlers. All dogs in the CBD treatment group tolerated CBD well and didnt display any adverse effects.

Dogs treated with CBD showed a reduction in the number of aggressive behaviors, and benefits were most pronounced after 45 days of exposure. Stress-related behaviors were not impacted by CBD in this particular study.

Although the strength of these conclusions is limited by the studys small sample sizeonly 12 dogs per groupand poorly balanced group assignment, it reveals a potential new therapeutic use for CBD for our beloved pets. One can imagine that many hard-working shelter employees, veterinarians, and volunteers would appreciate these benefits of CBD.

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Most non-opioid pain medications work by reducing inflammation. Inflammation activates a specific set of sensory cells that send signals to the brain and activate a network of brain regions that together, promote the sensation of pain.

Pain is commonly reduced by blocking inflammation at the source of injury, but it can also be relieved by disrupting the brains pain processing network. An ideal pain treatment would dampen inflammation and disrupt pain processing in the brain without causing opioid-like dependency, but blocking pain processing in the brain has proved to be challenging or fraught with adverse consequences.

CBDs pain-relieving benefits have long been attributed to its anti-inflammatory effects. However, Iranian neuroscientists recently discovered that CBD also reduces pain by acting in a small brain region, the nucleus accumbens, which is involved in the processing and response to pain.

The group injected CBD directly into the nucleus accumbens of rats, limiting its effect to the brain, and measured their pain sensitivity following a pain-inducing procedure. Rats treated with CBD showed reduced pain sensitivity, even though inflammation at the site of injury wasnt blocked.

Their findings are impactful because they reveal that CBD may reduce pain by acting directly in the brain, and not just by reducing inflammation at the site of injury. This study reveals the need for further investigation of CBDs efficacy in treating chronic pain conditions where pain no longer results from inflammation but from dysfunctional nerve signaling or brain processing.

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By knowing the events through which injury or disease causes brain damage, therapies can be designed to limit damage.

Recently, Brazilian scientists tested the protective effects of CBD against stroke damage in rats. CBD administered 30 minutes prior to a stroke and then several hours after protected against brain cell loss, structural damage, and resulting memory impairment.

While CBDs protective benefits have yet to be systematically tested in human clinical trials, these exciting results highlight the potential benefits CBD may have for high-risk patients, such as those at-risk for stroke or heart attack.

In a separate study, Spanish scientists investigated THCs protective and restorative effects in demyelinating disease. Myelin is an insulating substance that promotes faster electrical signals within our cells. The destruction of myelin, as seen in diseases like multiple sclerosis, slows the rate of communication in the nervous system and causes a range of impairments. Unfortunately, there currently arent effective strategies to recover myelin once its destroyed.

Excitingly, this study showed that THC boosted remyelination by promoting activity of cells called oligodendrocytes, which are responsible for myelinating nerve cells, improving behavioral function in a mouse model with demyelinated injury.

While there are several more steps needed before these findings could impact clinical practice, THCs ability to promote remyelination provides exciting mechanistic support for previous reports of patients with demyelinating diseases who have benefitted from cannabis.

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There are numerous widely held, but unsubstantiated, beliefs about the negative effects of cannabis use. These claims often stem from studies comparing cannabis users against non-users, but the studies do not provide a causal link between cannabis and supposed negative outcomes.

Some myths include that adolescent cannabis use can lead to psychosis or an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. Others say that cannabis makes you lazy and leads to poor physical health.

Instead, its possible that these outcomes can be attributed to genetic or familial influences, which may lead people who are already at risk for developing psychosis or are less likely to exercise to also use cannabis.

For better insight, scientists can study twins, thereby controlling for genetic and familial factors, since twins often have similar DNA and are exposed to the same home environment.

Two recent twin studies may overturn some of these widely held negative beliefs. In one study, the effects of adolescent cannabis use was assessed later in life, as adults, specifically, whether psychosis was experienced as an adults. The association between cannabis and psychosis went away when comparing within cannabis using and non-using twins.

This argues against a causal link between adolescent cannabis use and the development of psychosis. Instead it suggests that genetic or familial factors affect the brain in a way that increases risk for developing psychosis while similarly promoting behavioral patterns that lead to higher levels of adolescent cannabis use.

A second twin study using a similar approach failed to find a causal link between weekly cannabis use and exercise engagement or physical health characteristics. Instead, the scientists concluded that lower levels of exercise engagement, heart rate, and exercise, were better explained by genetic factors and familial behavioral patterns than by adolescent cannabis use.

Hopefully these studies will force us to reconsider therapeutic interventions to target them at the correct causes.

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Cannabis characteristic smell comes from terpenes, and its the combination of terpenes that gives each strain a unique odor.

The origin of the plants familiar skunk-like smell, common across most fresh bud, was unknown until a team of scientists at California-based terpene company Abstrax Tech identified its origin.

The culprit, 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol, was identified using a series of advanced chemical isolation and identification methods and confirmed through a controlled grow experiment. Levels of this compound increase substantially during the end of the flowering stage and reach their peak during curing.

However, 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol doesnt stick around for longits levels drop substantially after only 10 days of storage. This high volatility explains why the skunk-like smell is strongest when smoking fresh cannabis, and why it alluded detection in terpene isolation experiments until now.

Given its structural similarity to compounds found in garlic, there are opportunities to further explore its health benefits alongside other prominent terpenes, such as caryophyllene.

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Josh Kaplan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at Western Washington University. He is a passionate science writer, educator, and runs a laboratory that researches cannabis' developmental and therapeutic effects.

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Extensive-spectrum CBD oils that come from organic sources and have a high degree of efficacy are great, no doubt. But in the end, when choosing the best CBD oils, what truly matters is the overall purity percentage of the CBD product.

If you are looking for a Canadian CBD oil that helps with anxiety, such as social anxiety, scroll down to the CBD isolate oils on our list.

CBDNorth

Full-Spectrum CBD Complex

contains THCV THC, CBG, and CBDV

organic Canadian-grown hemp

available in two strengths: 500mg and 1000mg

CBDMagic

Full-Spectrum CBD Hemp Oil

contains only around 57.57% CBD

contains CBG, CBDV, THCV, and THC

benefits include weight loss and heart health promotion

CBD2Heal

Broad Spectrum CBD Tincture

organic, efficacious, and free of THC

meets the standards of competence of testing

4 strengths: 500mg, 1000mg, 2000mg, and 4000mg.

Island Therapeutic Full Spectrum Oil CBD Tincture

only contains CBD and CBN

low CBD and cannabinoids concentrate

3 strengths: 250mg, 500mg, 1000mg

Honest Botanical Co.

Full Spectrum CBD Oil

contains high CBD concentrate, and CBDV

4 strengths: 250mg, 500mg, 1000mg, and 2500mg

CBD2Heal

Isolate Pure CBD Oil Tincture

best to help with anxiety

raw materials used are organic

MellowOil

Lowest Price

Full-Spectrum CBD Oil

contains organic-filtered hemp oil, terpenes, and flavonoids

4 strengths: 600mg, 1200mg, 2400mg, and 4800mg

organic non-GMO industrial hemp, and it is gluten-free

Resolve

Full-Spectrum CBD Oil

made from organic locally-grown hemp

peppermint oil helps with various digestive issues

better sleep and manage anxiety

Of the 3 types of high quality CBD oils in Canada, full-spectrum CBD oils are relatively more effective than broad-spectrum and isolate CBD oils. In the same vein, broad spectrum CBD oils are relatively more effective than isolate oils. These differences in efficacy are largely due to what is called the Entourage Effect an effect driven by the presence of other cannabinoids besides CBD.

While it is true that full-spectrum CBD products are generally more efficacious than the other two types, the outcomes in the consumers ultimately determine the efficacy of individual CBD products. So, more times than not, if people find relief with a certain product more than others, that product most likely has a very high degree of efficacy and is seen as the best CBD oil in Canada.

Organic hemp extract is the safest source of good CBD oil. When manufacturers choose to get their hemp organically, they reduce the chances of having contaminants like insecticides and pesticides in the final product. Consequently, the final product is safe and of high purity.

Many CBD products are assessed in labs to determine their quality and worthiness from consumption. During such analyses, variables such as the percentage of CBD and other cannabinoids are assessed. Be it isolate, broad spectrum, or full-spectrum, the percentage content of CBD varies across CBD products. As expected, all the CBD oils in Canada with relatively more CBD will be more effective than the others.

The CBD North Full-Spectrum CDB Complex is the best CBD oil Canada wide amongst the full-spectrum CBD oil. We went with this product as our number one because of its relatively high percentage content of CBD and its purity.

The CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD is made in British Columbia and third-part tested. The most recent testing was carried out by Canvas Labs an independent craft cannabis testing lab with over 5 years of experience.

Besides having a high percentage of CBD in it, the CBD North Full-Spectrum CBD is efficacious, organic, and easy to administer.

We went through the lab results of every full-spectrum CBD oil in this review, and our findings show that the CBD North Full-Spectrum CBD has the highest CBD content (60.07% CBD) amongst the reviewed CBD brands.

Generally, because full-spectrum CBD products have various cannabinoids present, they offer a relatively higher efficacy. However, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD is relatively more effective than other full-spectrum brands, in part because its CBD content tips above the rest.

Apart from having the highest CBD content, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD has one of the highest total cannabinoid content (99.59%) in our review. And this tells a lot about its purity and efficacy.

Besides CBD, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD contains THCV THC, CBG, and CBDV. With these present in the bottle, you get an all-encompassing effect. While CBD handles chronic pain relief and sleep disorders, CBG handles inflammation, THCV helps with calming anxiety, and CBDV helps with skin conditions. More times than not, these health benefits of CBD oil have been experienced by people who have used this product.

Apart from all the health benefits of cannabinoids, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD also contains organic MCT oil. The oil offers multiple possible natural benefits, including promoting weight loss, improving energy levels, reducing the risk of heart disease, and better memory function.

More importantly, organic MCT oil helps the cannabinoids bypass degradation in the digestive system. This way, most CBD, CBDV, CBG, THC, and THCV get to the bloodstream in usable forms.

As mentioned earlier, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD was analyzed by a third-party lab that specializes in cannabis testing. So, the chances of bias or inaccuracies are pretty slim.

That aside, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD is produced from organic Canadian-grown hemp. Since Health Canada regulates hemp farmers for quality, safety, and purity, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD is from a top-notch source. Besides, since the source is organic, contamination from preservatives and pesticides is unlikely.

The CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD is available in only three strengths: 500mg (16.68mg dosage of CBD per 1ml), 1000mg (20mg dosage of CBD per 1ml), 2000mg (40mg dosage of CBD per 1ml)

the lowest of any CBD products we reviewed. The other CBD products in our review come in at least 4 different strengths.

Compared to the other CBD brands on the market, the CBDNorth Full-Spectrum CBD is slightly more expensive. But the company tries to make up for this with its CBD Assistance Program. Under this program, they offer a 45% discount to certain groups of Canadians on all their CBD products, except pet treats and CBD oil for dogs.

On their official website, CBDNorth specifies the groups of Canadians eligible for the 45% discount. They include veterans, active military, senior citizens (65+), post-secondary students, low-income individuals, teachers, people with long-term disabilities, doctors, firefighters, nurses, and other public safety workers. However, even if you do not belong to any of the categories listed on their website, you may still apply.

Typically, after you apply for the discount, you will get a response within 24 hours. If your application is approved, you get a discount on all of your full-price orders.

Note that you must register an account on the CBDNorth website to be eligible for the discount. Sadly, this account does not come with a reordering/subscription feature. You have to place an order each time you need a new bottle.

The CBD Magic Hemp Oil comes in second best amongst the full-spectrum CBD oils in our review. Like CBDNorth, it offers high purity and high percentage content of CBD.

This product is made in Toronto. And like the CBDNorth, it is tested by Canvas Labs a third-party lab.

Apart from the high purity and CBD content, this product comes in multiple strengths, is organic, and is pretty efficient.

The lab results from Canvas Labs estimated that this Full-Spectrum CBD Oil contains around 57.57% CBD slightly lower than the CBDNorth CBD oil. Its total cannabinoid content is around 93.52%, also lower than that of the CBDNorth CBD oil.

While this products CBD content and total cannabinoid content are not the highest, it is still very potent. Being a full spectrum CBD oil, most of the effects are potentiated, from pain relief and skin conditions to alleviating some cancer symptoms. So, for such a small difference in CBD content, the gap in efficacy is not too wide.

Apart from CBD, this product contains CBG, CBDV, THCV, and THC and comes with numerous health benefits. It can help with chronic pain, seizure disorders, skin disorder,s and much more.

Cannabinoids are not the only content of this product. The manufacturer also included other substances, including MCT oil and hemp seed oil.

Like MCT, hemp seed oils possible natural benefits include weight loss promotion and heart health benefits. But that aside, it also offers some pain relief and anti-inflammatory effects.

CBD Magic is without a question a good quality CBD oil. The analysis of this product is most likely free of bias and tampering. Plus, the analyzing lab has a good track record. So, the results are pretty accurate.

Outside that, the hemp extracts used in making this CBD oil came from Canadian-grown hemp. Chances are the hemp is of top quality. Besides, since the source is organic, the product should contain little or no chemical contaminants.

Unlike the CBDNorth oil, this product is available in 5 strengths: 500mg, 1000mg, 2000mg, 3000mg, and 4000mg. You can also get it in peppermint flavor. However, the peppermint flavor comes in only 4 strengths: 500mg, 1000mg, 2000mg, and 4000mg.

Dosage breakdown on CBD Magic website:

1 drop = 3.33mg of CBD15 drops or 0.5ml = 49.99mg of CBD30 drops or 1ml = 99.99mg of CBD

Compared to other CBD products on the market, this product is not as expensive as CBDNorth CBD oil. In fact, generally, it is not very expensive. Still, it is not the cheapest option we reviewed.

Unlike CBDNorth, CBD Magic offers no assistance program. However, it comes with a subscription feature. This way, you never have to place an order each time you need a new bottle.

Amongst the CBD brands we checked out, the CBD2Heal is the broad spectrum oil that caught our eye. This product is of high purity, and it contains a remarkable amount of CBD.

CBD2Heal CBD Tincture is made in Canada like the others we have reviewed so far. And it is tested by Harrens Laboratory a quality assessment lab in California, USA. Harrens Lab is an organization with 6-7 years of experience, and they seem to have many positive reviews.

The CBD2Heal is organic, efficacious, and free of THC. It also comes in multiple strength options.

The certificate of analysis from Harrens Lab shows that the CBD2Heal CBD Tincture contains 70.85% CBD and total cannabinoid content of 88.74%.

While the percentage CBD content of the CBD2Heal Broad Spec CBD Tincture is higher than that of the CBDNorth and CBD Magic, we will not compare directly because their spectra differ. But know that, with a CBD level of up to 70%, the overwhelming approval of this product is unsurprising.

Being a broad spectrum type, CBD2Heal has zero THC content. So, if you routinely have to undergo a drug test, this might be the best option. Also, if you are allergic or hypersensitive to THC, you should opt for this.

In the absence of the potent THC, the entourage effect with broad spectrum is less but not absent. CBD2Heal contains more than just CBD. In it, there is around 11.85% CBDV, 3.68% CBG, and 2.36% THCV. So, whether it is chronic pain, joint and muscle pain, treating acne, anxiety and depression, stress, or sleep disorders, you will get most of the health benefits of CBD.

The lab that assesses CBD2Heal is ISO 17025. In other words, they meet the standards of competence of testing established by the International Organization of Standards. So, their results are pretty reliable.

Furthermore, since the hemp extracts come from an organic source, you can expect high-quality overall.

You can get the CBD2Heal Broad Spec CBD Tincture in 4 strengths: 500mg, 1000mg, 2000mg, and 4000mg. This makes it easier to choose a strength best suited for your peculiarities.

Make sure you understand how much CBD you should take and read the detailed dosage guide on their webiste.

CBD2Heal oil is pretty inexpensive. Compared to CBDNorth oil, it is less expensive.

However, unlike CBDNorth, the CBD2Heal Broad Spec CBD Tincture producer does not offer an assistance program. However, you may be able to get a discount by subscribing to get their weekly emails.

Apart from what you spend buying a CBD2Heal Broad Spec CBD Tincture bottle, you may not have to spend any other thing. Shipping is free, and you can buy CBD oil online and get it anywhere in Canada for free.

The Island Therapeutic Full Spectrum Oils CBD Tinctures are high quality CBD products and a good option for a well-rounded addition to your health regimen. The product uses whole-plant extract that enables other cannabinoids to add anti-inflammatory, pain reliever, and anti-bacterial properties to your body as providing your needed CBD intake.

This full-spectrum tincture is handcrafted using the best quality BC-grown materials, assuring you a top-notch product. Like the CBDNorth and the CBD Magic, it is tested by Canvas Labs a third-party lab that determines the content and safety of the product.

Island Therapeutic is available in multiple strengths and is quite effective.

Canvas analysis report only shows CBD and CBN content of Island Therapeutic Full Spectrum Oils. Unlike MellowOil Full Spectrum CBD Oils, it contains other ingredients like CBG, CBDa, and THC.

The total CBD content of Island Therapeutic is relatively low at 17.43%, unlike CBDNorth. The total cannabinoids (23.75%) are also not as high as the other tinctures. Unfortunately, the certificate of analysis of this product does not provide information about its other contents.

Island Therapeutic uses MCT oil as its bases like CBD Magic and the other CBD oil reviewed in this post. The manufacturer has modified their tincture and now uses oil that is lighter in colour and has minimal cannabis flavour than before.

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Whether youre a morning coffee drinker or rely on your favorite coffee shop for an afternoon pick-me-up, most of us arent strangers to the benefits of caffeine. Studies have shown that coffee consumption can increase longevity, decrease your risk of disease (including Type 2 diabetes, liver disease, Parkinsons disease, and Alzheimers), and can even reduce your risk of certain cancers.

However, coffee also has its downsides for many people. Even if youre staying under the FDAs recommendation of 400 milligrams, or 4-5 cups of coffee, per day, it can cause issues for some. Many people would consider the biggest downside of coffee to be the dreaded jitters.

The way caffeine impacts the body is different for everyone, so whether or not you get the jittery feeling associated with drinking too much coffee is dependent on a lot of things, including your age, weight, tolerance level, genetics, and more. Some people might feel the negative effects of coffee after as little as one cup (or less, if youre particularly sensitive to caffeine), while others might need several cups to feel jittery.

However, most of us are familiar with the jitters and how drinking too much caffeine feels you might get a headache, feel nervous or irritable, have difficulty focusing, find yourself taking frequent trips to the bathroom, feel your heartbeat pick up, experience muscle tremors, and more. All in all? It doesnt feel great.

Obviously, one of the best ways to stop the jitters is to reduce your caffeine intake, but thats not always feasible especially if youre relying on that extra cup of joe to keep you awake up after staying up too late. If a nap isnt an option, or if youre someone who tends to get the jitters even from the smallest amount of coffee, it might be time to experiment with adding a little cannabidiol, or CBD, to your coffee routine.

One of the active ingredients in cannabis, CBD is non-psychoactive, so it doesnt cause the same high feeling typically associated with cannabis. Instead, research shows that CBD offers many promising health benefits including relieving pain, stress, anxiety, and more so its easy to understand why more and more Americans are incorporating CBD products into their daily routine.

And as for coffee? CBD might be the secret ingredient to helping you enjoy your favorite cup without getting hit with the jitters.

CBD by itself still needs to be studied extensively in randomized controlled trials to figure out how much CBD should be used and when, by what kind of person, for which desired effect, explains Dr. Jeff Chen, founder of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative and CEO and CoFounder of Radicle Science. So the combinations of CBD with other substances have not been studied at all. But there is preliminary evidence of CBDs anti-anxiety effects and thus pairing it with something like caffeine to reduce jitters could theoretically work.

Translation? While CBDs use is still being studied especially in combination with other substances researchers do believe CBD might help with some of the downsides of drinking caffeine.

When it comes to mixing CBD with coffee, there are a lot of different options you can choose from. For best results, try taking CBD oil sublingually AKA placing a few drops under your tongue and holding it for 30 to 60 seconds because some studies show that CBD placed under the tongue is absorbed better than CBD that is consumed orally. However, if you dont particularly like the taste of CBD oil, you may still get some of the benefits by mixing it directly into your coffee.

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Full-spectrum CBD will be effective at a lower dose than an isolate due to the entourage effect, explains Dr. Felecia Dawson, a physician and cannabis advocate. Individuals using CBD as a tonic may be fine with lower doses under 50 mg. Those treating medical conditions may need several hundred milligrams per dose.

You may not notice any effects right away, and thats okay! It can take up to 1-2 weeks for CBD to take effect, which is why Dr. Dawson recommends starting low and slow. If youre ready to start adding CBD to your daily routine, youll want to start with a low dose every single day and increase your dose every 2-3 days.

If youre not sure if you should try CBD with your coffee, start by talking to your doctor. Once youre ready to give it a go, dont just use any CBD brand you can find look for a reputable brand you can trust. Remember, the FDA warns that some CBD products are being marketed with unproven medical claims, and studies have shown that around one-fourth of CBD products tested didnt contain the amount of CBD listed on the label. Start by choosing a company with a great reputation that offers transparency around their production process and testing standards, and go from there.

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The Lafayette Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board on Tuesday opened the door for the city-parish government to reconsider how the widening use of CBD products impacts their drug policies after reinstating a Lafayette Police Department officer who failed a drug test after allegedly taking commonly available sleep drops that contained CBD hemp oil.

The city fired Officer Bernard Anderson in June after he was involved in a traffic crash Dec. 24, 2020, while on duty and both a mandatory post-crash drug test and retest of his urine sample came back positive for marijuana metabolites, the chemical substances created by the body breaking down the drug.

For suspected marijuana use, analysis typically looks for metabolites created by breaking down THC, the psychoactive component that gives marijuana users a high, per the Mayo Clinic.

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An internal affairs investigation was conducted, including a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer test that did not indicate Anderson was lying about his purported CBD use, and Anderson was terminated, in line with Lafayette Consolidated Governments zero-tolerance substance abuse policy.

On Tuesday, the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board voted 3-1 to reinstate Anderson; board member Micky Broussard voted against, while member Dwight Prudhomme was absent. An exact rehiring date was not stated, but Anderson will be afforded back pay.

Anderson said the positive test results stemmed from prolonged use of CBD drops as a sleep aid. He said hed begun using the drops regularly between three to six months before the accident on the recommendation of his wife, a nurse, who was pointed toward the drops by co-workers who used them, he said.

I have issues going to sleep and staying asleep. Its always been like that. I started paying more attention to it when I joined the PD because obviously its a serious role and I dont have the ability to slack on my alertness, and sleep is a major part of that, Anderson said.

The Lafayette Police Department has had five different leaders or acting leaders in the past two years since Mayor-President Josh Guillory too

CBD, or cannabidiol, is a compound found in the cannabis plant and can be extracted either from hemp or marijuana, two varieties of cannabis. CBD is often derived from hemp, which the Congressional Research Service defines as containing less than 0.3 percent THC.

In 2019, the Louisiana legislature approved bills to lay out a framework for the production of industrial hemp and the sale of hemp-derived CBD products, following on the heels of 2018 federal legislation that took similar steps nationally. Regulation of the CBD industry and the THC content of CBD products is still in development.

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Andersons attorney Allyson Prejean made the argument that the marijuana metabolite levels in Andersons urine could reasonably have come from THC contained in his CBD supplement and the urinalysis conducted could not differentiate between illicit marijuana and CBD use.

Dr. Nickles Bergeron, a medical review officer with Prime Occupational Medicine, confirmed his office could not determine what exact substance the metabolites came from, but it was some form of marijuana plant or derived product. He also confirmed his office did not conduct a CBD/THC ratio test, an analysis comparing the volume of CBD and THC metabolites to help potentially differentiate between illicit marijuana use and CBD or other hemp product use.

Andersons attorney also called a former co-worker and supervisor as character witnesses, who testified that Anderson exercised good judgment and had never shown signs of marijuana use or other substance abuse in interactions on and off the job.

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Ricky Zeno, Lafayette Consolidated Government human resources manager, said the department has a zero tolerance policy for substance abuse, whether first time use or a repeat offense, and a policy breach results in firing. Zeno said the policy blanket covers any illegal or illicit substances; when questioned, Zeno said the policy does not reference CBD or have specific guidelines for CBD.

Zeno said the city-parish may need to review the policy with consideration of CBD issues after Tuesdays board questioning.

State Sen. Fred Mills, a pharmacist who sponsored legislation that passed in 2020 legalizing medical marijuana in Louisiana, told the board some products may be made with higher THC levels than is legal, unbeknownst to consumers.

Board member Christina Olivier, in offering the motion to reverse the firing of Anderson, said that she found the city did not act in good faith and just cause in testing Anderson.

The thing that clinched the case, Andersons attorney, Allyson Prejean, said after the ruling, was the lack of a policy addressing the use of CBD. The issue, she said, had come up before and LCG still did not address it in its policies.

I am thrilled that the board saw that the lack of progress that LCG is making in following societal norms with CBD oil and CBD drops, items I can buy at the gas station or that come in a granola bar or an energy drink can make me lose my job and my livelihood, Prejean said. If the policy is zero tolerance for CBD, thats what it is. It didnt address the substance that he took.

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A nurse has been struck off after trying to sell cannabis oil to a cancer patient.

Eliska Neuzilova had treated a female patient while working at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham in June 2018.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said she failed to maintain professional boundaries with patients and gave unsolicited medical advice while being involved with a company that sold CBD.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of more than 100 active ingredients in cannabis. CBD, unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is non-psychoactive and products containing it are legal in the UK.

Ms Neuzilova, who did not attend an NMC committee misconduct tribunal hearing, had been working as an agency nurse at the QMCs neuro-spinal post-operative unit at the time she met the patient, who has since died.

The patients family contacted Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust, claiming the nurse tried to convince [the patient] A to stop eating sugar and to take cannabis oil to cure her cancer.

She also posted a CBD oil leaflet through the patients letterbox, which the panel found amounted to a misuse of patient information.

The tribunal heard Ms Neuzilova had admitted this by saying: I knew her address from her records, so I decided to drop a leaflet through her door.

Ms Neuzilova said she had not wanted to profit from promoting the cannabis oil, but the NMC committee found it implausible [that she] would go out of her way to deliver a leaflet to [the patient] which advertised products her company sold for purely altruistic reasons.

The NMC said: The panel was cognisant that cannabis oil is not a gold-standard medical treatment in the patients circumstances.

Regardless of Miss Neuzilovas personal beliefs, it was satisfied that a health care professional giving advice on supplements or treatments that are not supported by medical evidence is inappropriate and potentially dangerous.

This therefore represents a serious departure from professional standards.

Further, the panel determined that the patient was highly vulnerable, and Miss Neuzilova was in a position of trust.

Miss Neuzilovas use of the patients address, which she admits having obtained in the course of her duties as a registered nurse, in order to target her for financial gain, was an abuse of that trust.

She was also accused of trying to convince the patient that the CBD oil would cure cancer, but she was cleared of this allegation after the tribunal heard there was a lack of evidence because the patient had passed away.

Ms Neuzilova had also failed to record information properly on another patients chart and did not make sure her spinal fluid drain was working. The panel found that this left the patient needing urgent medical care.

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CBD oil, also known more formally as medical cannabis, is a term used to describe any cannabis-based medicine. A retrospective study in the US has found that CBD can improve sleep and anxiety. Conducted in 2019, they found that 25 milligrams of CBD oil daily for one month and in capsule form worked for 80 percent of participants in the study. CBD oil is becoming increasingly popular as a way to treat conditions that were otherwise treated with more traditional medicines.

Before this another review found that it could be used to treat some forms of chronic pain.

As opposed to its cousin, THC, CBD does not have any psycho-active effect on its users.

CBD oil can be used to help relieve the symptoms of other mental health conditions, such as depression.

Furthermore, it can also be used to treat some epilepsy syndromes and seizures.

Three years ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it for use under the name Epidiolex in patients as young as two.

It appears 2018 was a big year for CBD oil.

During that year a small study investigated CBDs benefits for those suffering with PTSD.

Out of the 11 participants, 10 of them experienced a reduction in their symptoms.

Before you decide to buy some CBD oil for your ailments there is an important warning from the National Health Service.

A lot of cannabis products are available online.

This means you have a lot of choice.

Not all of them are safe and some are potentially dangerous so be very careful unless youre being prescribed CBD oil through the NHS or a private clinician.

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