As new laws are change around the US more people are becoming both aware and curious about the uses of Cannabis and its therapeutic effects on the body and mind. CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) are two of the many compounds found in the Cannabis plants.
The 2018 Farm Bill has made the farming of HEMP a legal commodity in the US and now users and manufacturers are creating an entirely new industry that speaks to homeopathic medicines and overall health and well-being. CBD can be extracted from hemp or from marijuana. Hemp plants contain less than .03 percent of THC. Marijuana plants on the other hand are cannabis plants that contain higher concentrations of THC.
Many new users want to know if CBD will get you high in the way that Marijuana will. It does not. THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana that creates the high you feel. Both compounds are able to interact with our bodies natural endocannabinoid system, but they have very different effects.
In this podcast I break down the differences to help you better understand how they work.
