CBD is a compound naturally found in Cannabis sativa, a plant species that includes both cannabis and hemp. (Think of cannabis as a family, and cannabis and hemp as sisters within that family.) The main difference between the two plants is that hemp contains THC, the main intoxicating psychoactive compound in cannabis. ) while the cannabis plant contains more CBD. Contains more delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) than CBD.
According to Mackenzie Slade, director of Cannabis Public Policy Consulting, CBD and THC do not contain the same amount of psychoactive compounds associated with the “high” feeling. “While CBD is technically a psychoactive cannabinoid, it has very low psychoactive content when derived from the hemp plant,” she says. Although CBD won't get you high, early studies have shown a number of potential benefits, including reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety, relieving pain, and possibly protecting against some neurological diseases. Masu.
CBD has also been scientifically linked to seizure prevention, so much so that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a prescription drug called Epidiolex that contains CBD as an active ingredient.
Despite these benefits, the legality of CBD remains a gray area that legal analysts continue to debate, Slade says. Remember how CBD is obtained from both cannabis and hemp plants? Its origin plays a role in its legality. At the federal level, CBD derived from hemp is considered a Schedule 1 substance and is illegal, Slade explains. However, hemp is not a controlled substance, so CBD derived from hemp material containing less than 0.3% THC by dry weight is not illegal. “Because CBD itself is not specified in the Schedule of Controlled Substances Act,[this distinction]is called the 'source rule,'” Slade says.
Additionally, according to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is illegal to sell CBD products that are not FDA-approved. “The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act states that once a substance is used as an active ingredient in a new drug that has been approved or approved for clinical trials, foods and beverages containing that ingredient cannot be brought into interstate commerce. .This is called the drug exclusion rule,'' says Slade. This means that the FDA's approval of Epidiolex eliminates the possibility of manufacturing and selling foods and beverages containing CBD, she explains. This detail further complicates the situation, as CBD is commonly used in foods and beverages such as lattes and juices. “(This is) why the federal legal status of CBD depends on the type of product and its source,” Slade added.
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2018 Farm Bill
The most important year (so far) for CBD legalization was 2018, when the Agriculture Improvement Act (also known as the 2018 Farm Bill) was signed into law. “The Farm Bill is the law that governs agricultural production and is updated every few years,” Slade says. “These essentially serve as laws for the federal government to regulate and guide agriculture and food.”
The 2018 Farm Bill included cannabis plants in the Farm Bill for the first time. This effectively legalized and regulated the cultivation, production, and sale of industrial hemp under federal law. When this change occurred, brands selling products containing CBD were elated. This meant that cannabis farmers could legally extract CBD from the plant for ingestion purposes. But Slade said their hopes were premature because of drug exclusion rules that were already in place with the FDA's approval of Epidiolex.
