While THC is only legal in the US at the State level, and only in some states and for some purposes, CBD is legal all across the US since the Farm Bill was passed by Congress in late 2018.
It is now legal to grow cannabis plants with a THC concentration of less than 0.3% and with varying concentrations of CBD. These plants are commonly referred to as hemp plants, and the production of hemp has increased rapidly in the US since the passage of the farm bill. In turn, it is also now legal to sell CBD based products as long as they also have less than 0.3% THC.
The market for CBD products has also expanded rapidly. This is good for access to an important medicine, but is potentially unhelpful and dangerous because much of what is being sold is not made to exacting standards, is not tested, is not consistently formulated, and lacks the support to make sure patients understand the product they receive and how to properly use it.
This partially comes from the fact that the FDA has not enacted standards and regulations for production of CBD products, thus there is little consistency in CBD products. Many CBD products when tested have been found to contain no CBD at all, or less than advertised. In both cases, these products may not contain enough CBD to have any effect, and are confusing and unfair to patients.
Our goal from day one at Integrum MD has been to produce the best product with the best support to give our patients the best results for whatever condition is affecting them. This story starts with the hemp plant…..