How is your CBD extracted?

Our CBD is extracted using organic food grade ethanol in a cryogenic system that preserves the essential compounds of the plant, including the terpenes and flavonoids lost in other processes. Alcohol is a solvent made from plants for plants and is the only solvent that maintains the original chemical ratios contained in the plant prior to extraction. This means our extracts represent the most complete plant profile.

Since alcohol is both polar and non-polar it is able to dissolve a much wider range of molecules that includes almost all of the plants medicinal oils, polysaccharides and carboxylic acids. Alcohol also has ester formation. Esters are formed when an organic acid combines with alcohol. When carboxylic acid is esterified it changes into a more water soluble, bio-available form.

Vitamins & Minerals

Full spectrum CBD oil contains vitamins A, C, & E along with complex B vitamins such as niacin, riboflavin, and thiamine. An increasing number of people don’t consume beta-carotene, but it is abundant in full spectrum oil. Crucial minerals contained in this oil include zinc, potassium, iron, calcium, and phosphorus.  Source

What is a Cannabinoid? (pronounced Kuh-nab-in-oid)

“A cannabinoid is a class of chemical compounds that act on cannabinoid receptors found in cells. There are two types of cannabinoids occurring in nature. There are endocannabinoids, meaning cannabinoids produced by the body and phytocannabinoids produced by plants. Both work with your Endocannabinoid system, ECS. Endocannabinoid receptors are found through the entire body, your brain, organs, immune cells and connective tissue. Phytocannabinoids and Endocannabinoids work synergistically in the body.  Over 113 cannabinoids have been found in hemp. They all interact differently with the ECS receptors located throughout the body. CBD is the most readily available cannabinoid.

Will hemp CBD get me high?

Even though hemp does not cause the “high” that marijuana does, the amount of THC found in CBD products can vary, since it is legal for hemp extracts to contain as much as 0.3% THC. That amount isn’t enough to cause a person to feel “high”, but it may be enough to cause problems with a drug test.

Our Hemp is tested here in Oregon to ensure that it has a THC content below the legally allowable limit (less than 0.3%), and that it is has all the appropriate documentation and certifications.

Will <0.3 THC show up in a UA?

See previous question.

To understand how hemp oil products work in the body, you need to forst understand the endocannabinoid system (ECS,) a part of the mammalian central nervous system. You and everyone you know – even your furry friends – have endocannabinoid systems (ECS.) The ECS is thought to play a crucial role in many bodily functions including appetite, sleep, mood and injury mitigation.

How do cannabinoids work in the body?

In general, the ECS can be thought of as your body’s regulatory committee. When things get out of balance the ECS steps in to bring order to the chaos, also known as homeostsais. Our bodies produce chemicals called endocannabinoids. Our bodies have two networks of cannabinoids receptors: CB1 and CBD2. CB1 receptors are found in our connective tissues, gonads, organs and throughout the nervous system. CB2 receptors are mostly dispersed through the immune system and related organs. However, both versions can be found in a range of bodily tissues.

Difference between hemp seed oil and CBD oil?

Hemp seed oil is made from pressing the seed of the hemp plant. While this type of oil can be extracted from all plants in the cannabis genus, industrial hemp is the only plant used for hemp oil because it has negligible amounts of THC.

CBD oil is the short form of the term cannabidiol oil. Cannabidiol is a natural component of industrial cannabis or hemp. CBD oil is cannabis oil that has a significant content of cannabidiol. It is made from the flowers and leaves of industrial hemp and not from its seeds like hemp oil. CBD oil has become very popular in the medical marijuana industry, because it can be helpful without the typical intoxicating effects of marijuana use.

What is the difference between Hemp and Marijuana?

First and foremost they are all Cannabis Sativa and the fundamental difference is a legal differentiation based on THC percentage. By law it is required there is less than 0.3% THC present in any Cannabis Sativa plant to be called Hemp or Industrial Hemp. If it has more than 0.3% THC by volume it is legally considered Marijuana and is classified differently in the legal system. THC is the compound in Cannabis Sativa that causes one to feel intoxicated or “high.” Research in cannabis however, has found other substances (of which CBD is the most well researched) that provide a variety of medicinal effects without the “high” from conventional marijuana.