Different Criteria and Forms of CBD Are Needed

So far, 17 states have legalized CBD with low or no THC. 38 states have also legalized medical cannabis, not only CBD, but the forms such as CBD derived from hemp, and other forms. Some states restrict the sources from which CBD-containing products can come, and also specify the diseases for which CBD can be used to treat, while other states are less restrictive.

With these laws in place currently, it is also true that a remedy which is rich in CBD, but with little THC, doesn\’t always work for everyone. Parents of children with epilepsy have found that some THC, or the unheated version of raw THCA, which contains the acidic content, helps with controlling seizures. For some people with epilepsy and other conditions, products which are THC dominant are more effective than those rich in CBD only.

Most people, largely due to this fact of requiring at least some THC, might not have the CBD only laws in their favor. Ideally, they should also have access to broad spectrum cannabis from the entire plant, and not only to low THC versions. Cannabis use and therapeutics can therefore be an inexact science. CBD oil can be extracted from some industrial hemp strains, better known as cultivars, and these are low resin varieties. Hemp fiber is not an optimal source of CBD, since industrial hemp contains a lot less cannabidiol than CBD rich flower tops, which are high in resin. High amounts of industrial hemp would be needed to obtain a small amount of CBD. This raises the risk of also obtaining contaminants, because hemp draws toxins from the soil. This process is known as bioaccumulation. Plant breeders mainly focus on sourcing the high resin cannabis that meets the legal requirements with THC levels below 0.3%, and CBD levels greater than 10% according to its dry weight.