{"id":46111,"date":"2019-10-01T10:13:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T10:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressmarijuanacard.com\/?p=46111"},"modified":"2024-01-18T04:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T04:49:43","slug":"differences-between-marijuana-cbd-and-thc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressmarijuanacard.com\/differences-between-marijuana-cbd-and-thc\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Marijuana CBD and THC"},"content":{"rendered":"
Differences between Marijuana CBD and THC? As the entire face of healthcare today continues to change rapidly, there is lots of new terminology floating around that can take some getting used to.<\/p>\n
For example, take the newfound surge of interest in medical marijuana and CBD. These substances have already earned themselves a solid fan base, including many in the medical profession as well as patients and people from all walks of life.<\/p>\n
But then there is the terminology to wade through. What is CBD versus THC? Is hemp different from marijuana? Is medical marijuana the same as pot? How can you know what to take, how much and when?<\/p>\n
In this article, we sort through the jumble of acronyms to help you identify important differences between marijuana, CBD and THC.<\/p>\n
The confusion about the difference between marijuana, CBD and THC began when the federal government passed the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which banned cultivation of commercial hemp along with marijuana.<\/p>\n
But what legislators did not fully understand at that time is that hemp and marijuana are two different plant strains within the greater Cannabaceae family of plants. Each plant strain has different active properties and is cultivated for different purposes and uses.<\/p>\n
Happily, as of 2018, the government has now lifted the ban against cultivating commercial hemp plants with passage of the Farm Bill.<\/p>\n
While cultivating commercial marijuana is not yet legal nationwide, it is legal in a growing number of states<\/a>.<\/p>\n Even more states now allow use of medical marijuana and that number continues to grow<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cannabis is one of several plants belonging to the Cannabaceae plant family. Within the Cannabis genus, there are several related plants. The most important one for our purposes here is Cannabis sativa, or C. sativa.<\/p>\n C. sativa is grown in several strains. Each strain has different active compounds, or properties. In addition, some strains of C. sativa have functional uses as well.<\/p>\n Skilled botanists have carefully cultivated different strains (human-made hybrid plants) of C. sativa to use for different purposes. Just like different strains of coffee plants may produce dark or light roasting beans, different strains of C. sativa have been developed to produce more of some psychoactive compounds and less of others.<\/p>\n Still other strains of C. sativa have been developed for primarily industrial uses, and these plants are cultivated primarily for their fiber (hemp) content.<\/p>\n Some C. sativa strains are high in THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary active ingredient found in marijuana. These plants are cultivated to produce marijuana, or “pot” as it is often called among recreational users.<\/p>\n Other C. sativa strains are high in CBD, or cannabidiol, which is the primary active ingredient found in hemp CBD. These plants are cultivated to produce CBD oil and other CBD-based products.<\/p>\n There is only one basic important difference between the strains of C. sativa that produce marijuana and the strains of C. sativa that produce hemp, and that is the predominant active ingredient in each.<\/p>\n Marijuana has a higher concentration – up to 40 percent – of the active ingredient THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).<\/p>\n Hemp has a higher concentration – up to 40 percent – of the active ingredient CBD (cannabidiol).<\/p>\nWhat Is Cannabis?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Marijuana Versus Hemp<\/strong><\/h3>\n