CLEARING UP THE MARIJUANA VS CBD CONFUSION WITH A DALLAS DRUG DEFENSE LAWYER
1. CBD IS A COMPOUND FOUND IN THE MARIJUANA PLANT
The first thing to know when it comes to marijuana vs CBD is that CBD is derived from the marijuana plant. It is one of the many cannabinoids that occur in marijuana.
The term “CBD” is an acronym for its full name, which is cannabidiol. This is a bit of a mouthful, so we’ll be sticking to calling it CBD for short.
CBD is the second most prevalent cannabinoid in the cannabis plant. Cannabinoids work on the body by binding to cannabinoid receptors in the central nervous system.
Because CBD is merely one of the many active compounds that occur in the marijuana plant, taking CBD is not the same as consuming marijuana as a whole.
2. CBD IS NOT MIND ALTERING
3. CBD IS FEDERALLY LEGAL
4. FULL-SPECTRUM CBD PRODUCTS CONTAIN THC
5. CBD-RICH HEMP FLOWER IS LEGAL IN TEXAS
Did you know that there is one form of marijuana use that’s legal in Texas? That is hemp flowers. Like we said above, hemp is the industrial variety of marijuana. Previously, it was considered mainly as a fiber crop.
Thanks to current federal marijuana laws, it is now also sought after because of its CBD content. Like other CBD products, whole hemp flowers that contain less than 0.3% THC are also legal in Texas.
However, don’t forget about what we said in the section above. THC levels in dried hemp flowers can fluctuate with time. In some cases, the drier the product gets, the higher the THC level can become.
6. BROAD-SPECTRUM CBD OR CBD ISOLATE CAN BE A GOOD OPTION IN TEXAS
you’re worried about testing positive for marijuana after using a CBD product, the safest way to consume CBD is in isolate or broad-spectrum form. CBD isolate is pure, isolated CBD and doesn’t contain any of the other cannabis compounds. Broad-spectrum CBD products contain a range of cannabinoids, but all traces of THC have been removed.
As far as effects go, CBD isolate is thought to be less beneficial and effective than broad-spectrum CBD, thanks to what is known as the entourage effect.
This is a proposed mechanism where all of the compounds and terpenes within marijuana work in tandem to produce more than the sum of each one combined. In other words, CBD is thought to be more effective when taken with some of the other active compounds in marijuana.
Therefore, some people prefer to use broad-spectrum CBD over CBD isolate. However, for the purpose of abiding by Texas marijuana laws, either one will is a safe bet.
