With a patchwork of national laws for and against cannabis and its derivatives, keeping abreast of all the products on offer in today’s market, as well as their legality, can be a mind-bending exercise.
However, there are a few hard and fast rules to help people keep things straight. One of the starkest differences among cannabis products is whether they are derived from hemp or marijuana plants.
For many, the terms “hemp” and “marijuana” are interchangeable. Few know that in the United States, the distinction can be the difference between carrying out a perfectly legal activity and committing a felony.
In most states throughout the U.S., hemp is defined as any strain of Cannabis sativa that contains less than .3 percent THC, which is the active ingredient that causes the euphoric high that so many marijuana users seek. Unlike marijuana, hemp will not cause the user to experience a high. However, that doesn’t mean that hemp products don’t have a long list of very powerful medicinal effects.
Mineral Brings CBD Oil to Austin
MINERAL is a new hemp product store that, for the first time, is bringing ultra-high-quality hemp-based products like CBD oil to the Austin area. MINERAL primarily focuses on selling its high-end full-spectrum hemp extract products, which feature both strong terpenes and high levels of cannabidiol, one of the most potent bioactive ingredients in the cannabis plant.
Full-spectrum hemp oil has many therapeutic effects, ranging from acting as a potent relaxant to helping ease serious pain. There are so many cannabis-based products these days. Cannabidiol has also been hypothesized as the main compound in cannabis that is responsible for its appetite-inducing effects, a highly sought-after effect for those who suffer from appetite loss due to illness or treatments.
Laws Governing Cannabis Are Still a Legal Minefield
For many people who seek cannabis-based products on the internet or in states where those products have been explicitly declared legal for recreational use, each product bought can be a potential legal liability. For those who live in states where marijuana use has not been fully legalized, making sure that they are not using products that are illegal in their home state is imperative.
Confusingly, products that come from marijuana strains, which may contain as much as 30 percent THC, can appear identical to products that come from hemp strains. One such example is cannabidiol. Cannabidiol that comes from marijuana plants is typically nearly identical to that derived from hemp strains. Neither will cause the user to become high. And both provide powerful anxiolytic, appetite-inducing, and analgesic effects.
However, using cannabidiol that is derived from marijuana strains, rather than hemp, could get you in big trouble. That’s because state laws often treat all marijuana-derived products as if they are a pre-rolled joint ready for purely recreational and illegal use.
MINERAL Only Deals in Hemp Products
All MINERAL products are purely hemp derived. This means that using products like FOCUS or MAISON is always 100 percent legal, no matter what state you’re in. Because the only thing that hemp strains of cannabis lack is THC, the full-plant extracts that MINERAL provides to users contain top-quality cannabinoids. MINERAL’s products also contain unique terpene blends that give them a potent and aroma.
The unique blends of cannabinoids found in MINERAL products mean that each of their balms have powerful and highly specific effects. For those looking for regenerative cellular effects, which are often sought by athletes who want to recover quicker from workouts or those whose skin has been damaged from time in the sun, MAISON provides a relaxing and rapidly restorative formula.
For users who experience anxiety and low mood but are rightly skeptical of pharmaceuticals, BALANCE confers powerful anxiolytic effects while helping to increase alertness.
The new MINERAL location in Austin is helping to bring the long-suppressed and multitudinous therapeutic benefits of full-plant hemp extracts to the city’s residents.
