Homeostasis is the concept that biological systems are actively regulated to maintain conditions and functions within a narrow range. For example, human bodies don’t function as well in conditions where the temperature is either too hot or too...
Producing quality CBD oil is an expensive process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) extraction, one of the best processes, utilizes elaborate equipment and requires a high level of expertise as opposed to the cheaper and easier chemical extraction processes that...
CBD Oil is not a pharmaceutical drug. Pharmaceutical drugs should be understood as drugs that are used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. While it is likely that CBD will be used in pharmaceutical drugs in the near future, there is...
The U.S. Patent Office issued patent #6630507 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 2, 2001, listing the use of cannabinoids found in the cannabis sativa plant (marijuana) as useful in treating certain neurodegenerative...
One of the variables to take into consideration when evaluating CBD products is potency. CBD potency specifically refers to how strong it is. If a CBD extract is rated at 300mg, it’s going to be about half as strong (potent) as the...
Cannabis — a category of plants that include three species and seven sub-species — has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Ancient and medieval physicians mixed the plant into medicines or teas to treat pain and other...
The definition of full spectrum CBD is simple -- it means the product contains many cannabinoids beyond only CBD, along with other elements of the hemp plant, including naturally-occurring terpenes, essential vitamins, fatty acids, proteins,...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients, including CBD, under a different set of regulations than those covering conventional foods and drug products. These...
Cannabis has a profound influence on the human body. This single herb and its variety of therapeutic compounds seem to affect every aspect of human bodies and minds. How is this possible? The Endogenous Cannabinoid System (ECS), is possibly the most...
The FDA is planning to regulate the CBD industry in the very near future, and this regulatory action will likely represent the groundwork for national cannabis law. Between federal legalization of industrial hemp, accomplished through the 2018 Farm...