What is Hemp?
Hemp in other terms can be called cannabis sativa, or industrial hemp. Hemp plants have edible seeds and can be separated into male and female plants. Commonly it is mistaken for cannabis plants that are where marijuana is derived from. Hemp is a contributor of healthy fats and help humans who consume them improve blood pressure, reduce cholesterol and improves heart health. The main use of hemp is to help be a preventative measure for future heart problems or diseases.
What are the Applications of Hemp?
Thought hemp is commonly used in oil form for a supplement to treat heart health, there are similarly other ways in which it can be used. Some of those uses include:
- Clothing
- Cosmetics
- Rope
- Ink
- Wood Sealers
- Cleaners
- Soap
What is Marijuana?
Marijuana or commonly known as weed or cannabis, is the dried-up parts of a cannabis plant. Marijuana is known for having abilities to be psychoactive causing users to feel differently than they would in regular day life. Marijuana itself is not legal recreationally in every state in the United States, but in most places is legal for medical uses. Marijuana contains another compound called CBD which is not psychoactive rather just a calming agent.
How is Marijuana Used?
When used medically, marijuana can be used to treat pain in cancer patients, and patients with other diseases looking to alleviate pain. Though for recreational uses can be used for many different things:
- Smoking
- Tea
- Food
- Smoking Oils (Dabbing)
The oils from marijuana plants can be applied to gummies or other foods to be able to consume the marijuana plant as an alternative to smoking it.
Marijuana CBD Versus Hemp CBD?
CBD is an ingredient in cannabis and hemp, it can relieve anxiety and relax the body, it is the component that is not mind-altering. In hemp plants and marijuana plants, CBD is an active component of both plants. For this reason, there is no difference between hemp CBD and marijuana CBD. Typically, the main difference if even is that cannabis plants have less CBD than a hemp plant. What you get out of CBD does not matter whether it comes from a hemp plant or marijuana plant.
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