CBD In Michigan

We’re going to assume that you know what cannabis is. There are two varieties of cannabis to be considered. There’s marijuana, which is a product made from cannabis plants that are high in THC. And there’s hemp — a collection of cultivars of cannabis that produce only trace levels of THC.

Both CBD and THC (aka cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol) are members of a family of active compounds known as cannabinoids. Although THC can cause intoxicating effects, CBD is non-intoxicating. While marijuana can be bred to produce high levels of CBD as well as THC, hemp, by law, must produce less than 0.3 percent THC.

Both THC and CBD have been shown to provide an array of medicinal properties. Marijuana strains bred to produce recreational effects and are usually higher in THC than CBD. Medical strains, on the other hand, can have ratios of CBD to THC as high as 20 to 1.  

A wide array of CBD products are produced with hemp ranging from smokable buds that are high in CBD all the way up to 99 percent pure CBD. 

Now that we have a basic understanding of the definition of hemp, let’s dive into some frequently asked questions related to the legal issues associated with hemp and CBD including growing hemp, producing CBD oil, and selling CBD oil.