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CBD

What is CBD - Cannabidiol? 

 

CBD is becoming a popular natural remedy that can be used for many common ailments. It has been gaining momentum in the health and wellness world, with many studies confirming it can help with ailments such as chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.

 

Cannabidiol, best known as (CBD), is a chemical compound that can be found in the flowers of cannabis sativa.  It is the second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis (the first being tetrahydrocannabinol - THC). CBD is a cannabinoid that was discovered in 1940. CBD is one of more than a hundred and twenty cannabinoids which are unique to the cannabis sativa plant and it accounts for about 40 percent of the plant’s extracts. Many plants contain cannabinoids, but people most commonly link them to the cannabis sativa plant. Unlike other cannabinoids — such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - CBD does not get