Goobzydoobzy t1_j8fin52 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:46 PM

I believe CBD is extracted from hemp plants and not marijuana. Is that because hemp has a higher level of CBD or because it’s a more legal way to go about growing/extracting? Basically, would someone get a significant amount of CBD from, let’s say, one bong bowl? I’m aware that every strain probably defers, but just generally speaking

DrAlecHarvey t1_j8fm8f8 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 11:11 PM

There is definitely CBD in cannabis. You can breed CBD dominant strains. It’s not just from hemp.

abx99 t1_j8gs2y8 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:37 AM

The CBD oil that you can get in any state is made from hemp, because it's illegal to make it from cannabis. If you're in a legal state, like mine, you can get hemp-based CBD oil from a regular store, or go to a dispensary and get cannabis-derived stuff. Usually the cannabis-derived stuff is whole-spectrum, with all the cannabinoids and terpenes and such, whereas the hemp-based may be isolated CBD and nothing else.

The other cannabinoids and terpenes often offer additional benefits. Both have them, but cannabis has more. Different strains of cannabis have different ratios of all this stuff; some strains have tons of THC and little-to-no CBD, and vice versa. When I get cannabis CBD, I just get a cannabis extract of a strain with very little THC, make it into an oil, and take a dose that doesn't have any psychoactive effect.

prontoon t1_j8ipjho wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Just generally speaking: there will be anywhere from 0.5% to about 4% for strains that do not focus on cbd. Other strains will be as high as the mid 20% cbd (for a refrence point, a very strong strain will run in the mid 20% range to low 30% thc). There are some strains that are a nice mix of thc and cbd, ive seen these in the 10-20% cbd range/10-20% thc range. One of the cool things about cannabis is theres thousands of strains with different cannabinoid ratios.

Scipion t1_j8fk026 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:55 PM

Honestly, anything CBD can do THC does better, there's just less research since THC was illegal to research forever.

DrAlecHarvey t1_j8fmast wrote on February 13, 2023 at 11:12 PM

THC/CBD together is the real winner.

myasterism t1_j8gk1g8 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 3:28 AM

Hard disagree: the anxiolytic effects of CBD are not seen as consistently with THC. Also why we see the stereotype about weed and paranoia/anxiety.

Cmama2Boyz t1_j8gqtcn wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:25 AM

I am the stereotype, woooo boy I turn to stone with paranoia on even the smallest bit of weed.