It’s truly a blessing that so many people in the world are coming to the understanding that Cannabis-related products are not only good for us, they are formally recommended by more physicians every day for the treatment of acute diseases as well as general health and wellbeing. So where to buy CBD oil?
Incorporating 50-State-legal CBD products into your daily food, water, and supplement regimen is just good common sense. Now, all of us (at all ages) are candidates for the consumption of healthful and fully legal cannabis products like CBD oil (aka, cannabidiol). So let’s make sure everyone understands the legal status of this Cannabis-derived extract. So, where to buy CBD oil you ask?
Well, there’s so much more information about Cannabis products of all kinds becoming available to the public, worldwide, these days that for many of us at the beginning of the Cannabis learning curve can be quite confusing at times. New and emerging technologies used within some of the categories of cannabis products are expanding possibilities all the time.
And sometimes, the question of where to buy CBD oil and related products just brings up more questions. Below we will examine the current law in the States where Cannabis in one or another form is completely legal for medical use and/or recreational use.
So, let's take a look at some basic questions that you want answered:
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Where can I get CBD oil?
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Where is CBD oil legal?
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Where to buy CBD oil, and is cannabis oil different?
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What other types of CBD products are available?
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What about psychoactivity. – Will it get me high?
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What is the best CBD oil?
Where Can I Buy CBD Oil?
As of November, 2018, CBD is legal in all 50 states... in one form or another in all 50 States per the "2018 Hemp Bill".
As shown in the chart, there are some 
States where Cannabis products containing THC (marijuana) are legal. If you are living in one of the States that have completely legalized the use of Cannabis for recreational use such as Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, etc… it is widely predicted that you will see the cost of your medication go even higher than Black Market as the State taxes, restricts, licenses, and regulators the entire plant itself and anything derived from it.
States where Cannabis products containing THC (marijuana) are legal. If you are living in one of the States that have completely legalized the use of Cannabis for recreational use such as Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, etc… it is widely predicted that you will see the cost of your medication go even higher than Black Market as the State taxes, restricts, licenses, and regulators the entire plant itself and anything derived from it.Here’s a list of States where “Medical Marijuana” has been legalized as of this updated posting (Jan 2021). Pending the legislative results from the previous wave of fully recreational use States adopting such a position, upcoming elections in the months ahead will certainly be expanding this list where the use of medical marijuana and related Cannabis products are allowed:
*Not included is Alabama which just legalized medical Cannabis (aka: MMJ) today May 17, 2021.
Where Is CBD Oil Legal?
A lawsuit against the DEA in early 2017 resulted in the Farm Bill of 2018 where CBD became legal (to a large degree except Federally legal) in all 50 States.
In fact, CBD has always been legal in the U.S. as CBD is produced from imported hemp oil. Ain’t that great? Since 1930, we wouldn't allow our own citizens and farmers to grow hemp.
The foundation for the aforementioned lawsuit is that late in 2016 the DEA appended their codes for marijuana on their “Schedule of Dangerous Drugs“.
This schedule is the kingpin and legal paradigm upon which Federal marijuana prohibition law is based.
The Schedule’s codes include “all marijuana concentrates” or anything derived from the Cannabis species of plants including the harmless and incredibly healthy plant itself.
This includes CBD even though it has no psychoactive effects and is prescribed on an increasing basis by licensed medical practitioners for a full range of neuropathic diseases and symptomologies, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, anxiety, depression, and many other psychological and developmental disorders like PTSD, ADHD, and even Autism.
In other words, the DEA is not even following their own rules regarding which drugs qualify at which level on the Schedule of Dangerous Drugs even though it was re-scheduled from Level 1 "Most Dangerous" to Level 5 (least Dangerous) in late 2020 by the same DEA.
Is Cannabis Oil the same thing as CBD Oil?
Answer: No.
And since we hear the two terms used incorrectly all the time, I thought that re-affirming the answer each year inmy updates to this article, the answer still could use some more clarification for many of you that are not up-to-date for 2021.
We’ll save more detailed, individual descriptions for all the various types of Cannabis-related oils for another post. Nevertheless, important and elementary distinctions between the two are described as follows for clarification:
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CBD is an individual and natural constituent molecule found in all species of Cannabis and is an abbreviated form of the word “Cannabidiol”. Often referred to as CDB Oil because of the increasing frequency and popularity of using sublingual CBD Tincture oil as the most popular method of delivery, CBD is non-psychoactive (won’t get you high) whereas Cannabis Oil contains THC(tetrahydrocannabinol) which is the main psychoactive component of the Cannabis genus of the plant and its 3 main species.
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Cannabis Oil (Marijuana oil and THC oil ) can have any number of cannabinoids including over the legal amount of THC present per the aforementioned 2018 Farm Bill. It comes in a wide range of potency and can be far from pharmaceutical grade – so be aware of its wide range in quality. Currently, the majority of dispensaries provide labeling that will show the assayed values of the amount of THC and CBD in the product.
Generally speaking, the purpose of Cannabis oil is to get high, and/or reduce stress, proven to kill cancer cells by the National Institutes of Health, and reduce muscle, joint, and nerve pain, but it also has scientifically documented health benefits because it contains varying amounts of CBD as well.
Remember: For cannabis oil, less CDB is desired because CBD is actually counteractive to THC, therefore potentially reducing the desired effect of THC. Use care and good judgment whether you purchase in-person at a dispensary or buy CBD online from your favorite resource like Cannabis Animus.
Either one can be packaged as a “raw” or “pure” oil and sometimes it is blended with other oils to improve flavor characteristics such as olive oil, coconut oil, and hemp seed oil. It is also available in tablet form or even as nanoparticles suspended in water or other solution.
The best CBD oil is typically processed from both imported and commercially harvested hemp. High-quality and pharmaceutical grade forms are used in the treatment of numerous different diseases and serious medical conditions.
CBD products can achieve high purity levels available such as CBD Living Isolate at over 99.5% purity.
White Widow: High-CBD Strain of Cannabis
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Thank you
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