Hemp and marijuana are two different varieties of the cannabis plant. Some people refer to hemp as the sister plant to marijuana. They both contain the same plant compounds, or phytocannabinoids, however at different levels. The most important distinction between full spectrum oil and No THC oil, is that they both are derived from hemp plants. These plants contain less than 0.3% THC based on dry weight.

Our full spectrum products technically have traces of THC, which is why we recommend for those concerned about the possibility of failing any stringed testing protocols with their employer, that they choose our No THC line for ingestibles.

How the plant is bred affects the level of CBD found in the plant. Most CBD oil comes form industrial hemp, which is usually bred to have higher CBD content than marijuana. Hemp is also federally legal and FDA approved, whereas marijuana is regulated state by state.

THC levels in hemp naturally begin to increase over harvesting seasons making that <.3% THC level per dry weight the benchmark for testing and delineating from marijuana or the recreational cannabis plant. When hemp crosses this threshold it is no longer considered hemp and can be referred to as ‘hot hemp’.

This is why 3rd party testing is so important, so that CBD pain relief products derived from hemp are able to be sold online and shipped to all U.S. states. Hemp CBD pain products grown from recreational marijuana plants cannot be sold in an online CBD marketplace. Regardless of whether or not those CBD oil products contain no mg of THC at all.

Makers of CBD oil use different methods to extract the compound. The hemp oil extract is then added to a carrier oil, which is known as CBD oil. CBD oil comes in many different strengths and people use it in many different ways.