What Investors Need To Know About The CBD Market

With research revealing promising results with the effects of CBD and other cannabinoids found in hemp products, users have searched for new ways to take CBD to deal with anxiety, stress and depression. 

Some users prefer a tablet or pill, while others love the idea of tinctures or oils being added to their food. For many users trying to get CBD, the fastest method of absorption means they can take it when they need it, with the fastest method being smoking CBD. 

Regardless if you prefer hemp cigarettes, vapes, or packing raw hemp flowers into a bowl or pipe, smoking places the CBD into the center of your body, where it can rapidly be absorbed into the soft walls of your lungs and into your bloodstream.

These are the most effective methods of smoking CBD and why you should give them a try. 

While you may see more and more CBD products hit the store shelves, you may find yourself curious about the differences in products you’re buying. 

The first primary difference is the form of CBD. This includes U.S. hemp-based CBD, non-U.S. CBD, CBD concentrates, and full-range CBD. 

The first CBD to become available online were non-U.S. CBD products. While many of these products were good, it’s important to remember that CBD is a cannabinoid within the cannabis plant. This means growing conditions, harvest practices, handling, and extraction methods play a major role in the quality. 

While products in other countries could be quality, lower minimal standards mean that other products may be less than ideal, especially for something you’re smoking. 

As CBD and hemp production became legalized in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was able to step in and make growing, handling, and production practices more strict. While these strict rules remain an obstacle for growers, this means as a consumer you always receive a high quality product. 

All hemp products within the U.S. require less than 0.3% THC, low enough to avoid any psychoactive effects. 

Sometimes you want CBD with a full range of other beneficial cannabinoids. Full-range CBD allows you to receive the full range of cannabinoids found in the plant -- it’s also commonly known as full spectrum CBD. For some strains, this could include some levels of THC. These are only found within a licensed dispensary. 

When CBD is added into other products, a concentrate or distillate is used. This is a perfected form of CBD that is refined from the plant, and allows the cannabinoid to be added without any odor or flavor. This becomes a great choice for vape juices, edibles, and much more. 

With CBD being a compound found within the cannabis plant, it can be used in a wide range of manners. 

CBD is often smoked, as it remains the fastest way for your body to absorb and distribute the chemical. Instead of having to absorb through your skin or digest in your gut, smoking allows the smoke to penetrate the soft tissue found in your lungs, throat, or mouth. 

This means you can take CBD when you need it, with near instant effects. 

A common form of smoking CBD is the raw flower itself, which can be used in the same manner as tobacco or marijuana. 

CBD flowers can be bought whole as a bud, packed in various forms such as cigarettes, or pre-ground and ready to go. 

When purchased as a flower, it’s important to grind the bud down to your desired size. This is a preference that needs to be adjusted over time. When purchasing pre-ground CBD products, they are generally ready to go, being packed into cigarettes, pipes, bowls, and much more. 

When you want a large dose of CBD in a short period of time, concentrates may be the smoking option for you. 

Concentrates are a form of extraction from the cannabis plant, most commonly gathered through pressing. As the flowers are squeezed, a sticky paste-like substance is excreted. This paste is known as wax, resin, or shatter. 

These concentrates are packed with all the cannabinoids and waxes found in the plant, without the plant matter.

Similar to concentrates, oils are extracted from the plant, but usually leave behind some of the fats and waxes. This gives you a clean product that could be used for nearly anything. 

Oils can be extracted through supercritical CO2, chemical deterioration, or through soaking within a parent oil.

Parent oils are any oil the cannabis oil gets added to. Generally speaking, the oils extracted from the cannabis plant are quite potent. This allows the user to add the oils to butter, cooking oils, care products, and much more. 

Distillates, named for the process of distilling the oils to a perfect product. This means 100% CBD extract without any taste or aroma. 

Distillates allow cannabis to be added to any product in highly controlled measurements, and without adding plant fats to the end product. This is why your fruity CBD gummies don’t taste like cannabis. 

When you want a product that smokes and feels like tobacco or marijuana, CBD in the form of cannabis or hemp flower becomes your go-to alternative. 

CBD flower is most commonly seen as CBD cigarettes, which come packaged, wrapped, filtered, and the same size as your traditional cigarette pack. This acts as a perfect alternative to cigarettes, giving smokers a way to ease their cravings and keep to their daily routines even as they quit nicotine. 

For smokers attempting to quit standard cigarettes, CBD or hemp cigarettes allow them to pull out a pack, and light up like they normally would in a better manner. Companies such as Oklahoma Smokes play an important role in helping life long smokers start their journey towards healthier habits. 

CBD flower can also be ground in a “loose leaf” fashion and hand packed into a tobacco pipe, or marijuana pipe. This versatility allows smokers of all kinds to utilize CBD flowers as an alternative to help them quit.

For smokers trying to reduce their marijuana use, hemp will produce the same smoking methods, flavors, and aromas. 

A common method of smoking CBD is through vaping. 

Vaping allows a smoker to accurately control the burning temperature by controlling the heat of a coil. The oil is then pulled over the coil where it can evaporate and be inhaled as a vapor. 

This close monitoring of temperatures reduces the risk of thermal damage, or the CBD being destroyed from excessively high temperatures, which is common when lighting hemp with a lighter. 

Pens are a slim form of a vape which are often bought pre-filled. Vape pens fit in your pocket, making them a great on-the-go option. 

Vape juices can be found in a wide range of flavors from the savory to the fruity, allowing the smoker to choose a flavor they prefer. The vape juices can be found with any range of CBD making them a good, customizable source.

With hemp and marijuana both originating from the same cannabis plant, you may find yourself concerned about wanting to light up hemp flower for CBD. 

Will you get high? Will it show on a drug test? 

While both come from the same base plant, marijuana is commonly packed with THC and other cannabinoids. CBD-rich strains can be found on the market, with varying THC levels. 

Hemp on the other hand is highly regulated by the government for industrial and CBD uses, and must contain less than 0.3% THC. This means you won’t receive enough THC to cause psychoactive effects -- in other words you won’t get high. 

These trace amounts are not found on a standard drug test, but could appear on a more advanced test. If you’re concerned about using CBD due to workplace requirements, speak with your medical professional and your manager. CBD is 100% legal to use and may be what you need for a better quality of life.

Smoking CBD remains one of the best alternatives to smoking cigarettes and marijuana, giving the user a more health conscious product without getting high, and without any addictive chemicals. 

Hemp products smell and taste far better than tobacco, meaning no more tobacco stink. In most cases, tobacco smokers notice a return of their sense of smell and taste when moving away from tobacco cigarettes. 

Hemp and CBD products can be found in a wide range of forms, allowing you to choose an item that best fits your lifestyle and habits. 

Sources 

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