The Legality of Hemp and CBD (fka )

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What is the legality of hemp? In order to answer this question, we must understand the differences between hemp, marijuana, and CBD.

Hemp may be a different type of cannabis, that should make it illegal too, right? Well, this is where the legality of hemp gets a little tricky.

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a somewhat mysterious compound. Discovered in the late 1800’s, the cannabis-produced compound has been widely misunderstood for more than a century.

CBD is a cannabinoid produced by members of the cannabis family and offers a long list of health benefits. It is produced in the highest concentration by the hemp plant.

During the early-to-mid 1900’s, CBD was wrongly blamed for the psychoactive effects that its sister compound THC produces. Little research was done on CBD itself, so its true effects stayed shrouded in mystery for several decades.

Because of the mystery behind its effects and the way it interacts with the body, it was made fully illegal (even for medical use) – along with the rest of the plant, in the 1970’s and remained under that status until the 2014 US Farm Bill and the 2015 Industrial Hemp Farming Act which legalized it again for industrial use. This has opened the door for hemp to be grown, but has left much gray area in terms of the legalization of non-industrial products made from it.

Before we get too deep into laws and regulations though, let’s take a step back and clear up a few of the misunderstandings about CBD itself.

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