This a quote from Project CBD: “We believe that industrial hemp is not an optimal source of CBD, but it can be a viable source of CBD if certain hemp cultivators are grown organically in good soil and safe extraction and refinement methods are employed,” wrote the authors of the Project CBD report. The problem is cost due to the large quantities of Hemp required to produce CBD.
Project CBD has reversed it's negative attitude on at least one company. CV sciences jointly tested their products under the scrutiny of Project CBD.
This is a joint effort to test CannaVest Products to prove the high quality that this company aspires to:
CannaVest Corp. (“CannaVest”) and Project CBD, a non-profit organization, jointly issue this statement:
Project CBD and CannaVest recently had samples of CannaVest’s hemp oil tested by an independent analytical lab as part of a collaborative effort to determine the absence or presence of heavy metals and industrial solvent residues in these products. The results of this independent testing showed only trace levels of solvents and heavy metals that are well below acceptable levels established by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Based on the results of this limited testing, Project CBD has concluded the CannaVest hemp oil tested is not contaminated with heavy metals or industrial solvent residues in amounts that pose a threat to human health, according to officially recognized safety standards.
Project CBD selected six samples from different batches of hemp oil that had been produced by CannaVest since mid-October 2014>. Project CBD selected three samples of CannaVest’s CBD Gold™ oil and three samples of CannaVest’s CBD Decarb™ oil for testing.
All samples were submitted to Exova, an independent testing facility based in Santa Fe Springs, California, for analysis. Exova tested the samples for 21 industrial solvents, including hexane, heptane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, toluene, and benzene. Exova also tested these samples to determine the presence or absence of four heavy metals—arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury.
On December 18, 2014, and December 23, 2014, Exova issued its findings in two reports to Project CBD and CannaVest. Exova found no significant levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead or mercury in the tested samples. Exova found no detectable levels of 21 industrial solvents in three CBD Gold™ samples. Three samples of CBD Decarb™ had trace of amounts of toluene that were well below acceptable levels, according to the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention limit.
CV Sciences is in two states Nevada and California that have a high potential for legalizing Recreational Marijuana. The option to extract Cannabis derived CBD is achievable if they so choose. Watch for the November Vote.
