Common CBD Misconceptions
1. "CBD oil contains THC"
CBD oils might originate from cannabis plants, but if they’re extracted from the hemp variety, they will contain no (or a negligible) amount of THC.
2. “CBD Oil Use Shows Up on a Drug Test”
False! CBD might be found in a cannabis plant, but unlike THC, it won’t show up on a drug test.
3. “CBD Oil is the Same as Hemp Oil”
CBD oil is manufactured by extracting the CBD compound from other parts of the hemp plant: the leaves, flowers and stalk. If you’re worried about whether there is any THC in hemp oil, don’t be: just like our pure CBD oil isolate, it’s THC free.
4. “A Higher CBD Oil Dosage is Always Better”
No, it isn’t! Depending on how sensitive you are to the effects of CBD you *may* want to up your dosis after a few days or a week, but that doesn’t mean that you should be upping it exponentially to achieve the desired effect.
5. “It’s Illegal to Buy CBD Oil in the US”
This couldn’t be further from the truth. Especially with CBD as an isolated substance – like pure CBD – you can’t go wrong, as CBD isolate isn’t controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (MDR) act of 1971 or 2001.
6. “CBD is a Sedative”
Good Hemp CBD oil is not a sedative – in fact, moderate doses of it are mildly energising or ‘alerting’, helping with concentration and productivity. If some CBD oils do have a sedating effect, it’s likely to come from their myrcene-rich terpene profile – myrcene is a terpene with sedating and painkilling properties. Pure CBD oil like ours, however, is carefully tested in a lab to ensure that they’re totally free of THC, terpenes and other unwanted impurities.
7. “CBD Oil Can Cure Cancer”
As much as we would love for this to be true, there is no scientific evidence that CBD oil can cure cancer. One clinical trial, however, tested the efficacy and safety of CBD in relieving the overall symptom burden of patients with advanced cancer, suggesting that it allowed them to cope better with the challenges brought on by the symptoms of the disease and improved their general sense of wellbeing.
The use of cannabidiol in pain and symptom management continues to be a hot topic in medical circles around the world.
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