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CBD is most definitely psychoactive. It also accounts for about 25-50% of marijuana's active components, so we are living in a world full of long-term data. C

by gamache 14y ago

CBD is most definitely psychoactive. It also accounts for about 25-50% of marijuana's active components, so we are living in a world full of long-term data. Cannabidiol is most definitely illegal in the US, too. That DixieX site you link to is just hemp oil products -- no psychoactives.

Alex3917 14y ago
CBD is considered non-psychoactive by fiat. This is because it has a low affinity for receptor sites in the brain and it doesn't cause significant impairment. You may or may not be able to feel it though. And it's definitely not 25-50% of most commercial strains (unless specifically bred for it), that may be true of certain landrace varietals though. Also the amount of cannabinoids DixieX is citing is actually the minimum CBD content. They show their lab results on their Facebook page. The reason the don't cite the CBD content is because CBD is illegal, but hemp products are legal if the THC content is below a certain level. They're trying to play it off as a legal grey area and are taking a calculated risk.
- gamache 14y ago
  It's surprising to me that CBD is fiat-legal; not only is it a prominent cannabinoid, it's one acid wash away from becoming THC. http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/archive/index.php/t-351514.html http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/archive/index.php/t-351514.html And I don't mean 25-50% of the plant mass, I mean CBD will often make up 25-50% of an extract. (Wikipedia has my back with a 40% figure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol)
  - Alex3917 14y ago
    "It's surprising to me that CBD is fiat-legal" Fiat non-psychoactive, not fiat legal. It's definitely still illegal. But it's included on all the lists of non-psychoactive cannabinoids. As for that journal article, it's behind a paywall even though it's from 1940 so I can't comment on it. But if you look at the menus for any dispensary that tests for both THC and CBD, you'll see that CBD is rarely a significant percentage of the cannabinoids, e.g. http://www.greendoorsf.com/menu/high_end.php http://www.greendoorsf.com/menu/high_end.php

by gamache 14y ago

Alex3917 14y ago

CBD is considered non-psychoactive by fiat. This is because it has a low affinity for receptor sites in the brain and it doesn't cause significant impairment. You may or may not be able to feel it though. And it's definitely not 25-50% of most commercial strains (unless specifically bred for it), that may be true of certain landrace varietals though. Also the amount of cannabinoids DixieX is citing is actually the minimum CBD content. They show their lab results on their Facebook page. The reason the don't cite the CBD content is because CBD is illegal, but hemp products are legal if the THC content is below a certain level. They're trying to play it off as a legal grey area and are taking a calculated risk.

gamache 14y ago
It's surprising to me that CBD is fiat-legal; not only is it a prominent cannabinoid, it's one acid wash away from becoming THC. http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/archive/index.php/t-351514.html http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/archive/index.php/t-351514.html And I don't mean 25-50% of the plant mass, I mean CBD will often make up 25-50% of an extract. (Wikipedia has my back with a 40% figure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol)
- Alex3917 14y ago
  "It's surprising to me that CBD is fiat-legal" Fiat non-psychoactive, not fiat legal. It's definitely still illegal. But it's included on all the lists of non-psychoactive cannabinoids. As for that journal article, it's behind a paywall even though it's from 1940 so I can't comment on it. But if you look at the menus for any dispensary that tests for both THC and CBD, you'll see that CBD is rarely a significant percentage of the cannabinoids, e.g. http://www.greendoorsf.com/menu/high_end.php http://www.greendoorsf.com/menu/high_end.php