Cannabis is complicated: Technically complicated because of the meticulous growing stages for flower, the tedious extraction process to create shatter, wax and oil. Cannabinoid science is even more complicated. The plant itself has 85 cannabinoids, each one having varying effects separately, and when paired with others, a phenomenon called the entourage effect.
Hemp and CBD are especially, socially and politically complicated. It’s faced a long and uphill battle for mainstream legitimization, which is still being fought as we speak. Hemp and CBD fall into a weird gray area of the law because of their close relationship to THC. Are they psychoactive? Are they addictive? Those are just a couple of the questions the common person has. As the differences between all the cannabinoids becomes more clear and people become more educated, hemp and CBD are starting to gain acceptance as medicine for mental illness and nutritional supplementation for physical illness.
Here are some of the best resources to learn more about why the cannabinoids in hemp and CBD are beneficial for a balanced and healthy lifestyle, how they work and the best products to use for their benefits.
The Onnit Academy | How To Get All The Health Benefits Of Marijuana Without Smoking
Onnit is a top of the line supplement company that also specializes in delivering balanced and thoroughly researched science. Ben Greenfield delivers a very long, but detailed analysis of the basics of how and why cannabinoids have positive effects.
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience | Cannabinoids in Health and Disease
A peer-reviewed breakdown of cannabinoid science and why they’re beneficial.
Reset.Me | Vitamin Hemp: 6 Ways Eating Daily Hemp Seed And Oil Could Improve Your Health
Reset.Me is a leading source is psychedelic and plant medicines. Here is an easy to read list about why incorporating hemp into your daily regiment is beneficial.
The Guardian | The New Strain of Cannabis that Could Help Treat Psychosis
Read about how CBD heavy flower is treating mental disease.
LA Weekly | Cannabis Company Charlotte’s Web Aims to Protect the Brain With Hemp Oil
Read about a leading cannabinoid oil maker and how they got their start.
Leafly | Cannabinoids 101: What Makes Cannabis Medicine?
Leafly is leading the charge with lamens terms breakdowns of cannabis research. Their infographics always make information easy to read and remember.
