#5: It's a Hemp Thing

But traditional hemp grown for
fiber is not a good candidate for
CBD extraction. Project CBD, a
California-based nonprofit dedicated
to promoting and publicizing
research into medical uses of CBD,
provides a helpful explanation why:
“Compared to whole plant CBDrich
cannabis, industrial hemp
grown for fiber or seed is typically
low in cannabinoid content. A huge
amount of fiber hemp is required to
extract a small amount of CBD.…”
Hemp farmers and scientists,
high-percentage and high-quality
CBD. (See Elite Botanicals on page
12).
Forbes Magazine in August 2017
reported that “Hemp-derived
cannabidiol (CBD) is projected to be
a billion-dollar market in just three
years.” (The Forbes article, “Hemp
Cannabis Product Sales Projected
to Hit $1 Billion in 3 Years” is
informative about the history of this
industry growth, as well as current
markets and uses.) The magazine
report also noted that nearly 65%
Hemp harvesting on Rhine bank
however, began to breed a new form
of hemp with much higher CBD
content. Just as cannabis plants
have been developed with extremely
high content of delta-9 THC, so too
the hemp farmers have genetically
manipulated their hemp plants for
high CBD content. The result is
of hemp-derived-CBD is distributed
via online sales!
With so much money to be made it
is not surprising that problems arise.
The hemp plant has a remarkable
facility for absorbing heavy metals
and other contaminants from the
soil. (Indeed, hemp is recommended
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