What is the difference between cannabis oil and CBD oil?

Smoking may be the trend right now, but believe me, infused oils could be the future.

Cannabis plants have different derivatives, a variety of psychoactive compounds, hundreds of cannabinoids, and different forms of terpenes. This gives users a wide basket to choose their infused oil from and also makes the selection very difficult.

The most commonly used oils are hemp oil, cannabis oil, CBD oil, weed stem oil, CBD tinctures, hemp seed oil, etc.

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These oils are popular for their medicinal and relaxing properties. They are generally considered to be very safe and with no risk of burns.

There has been a lot of debate lately about the potential benefits of CBD oil and cannabis oil. Other cannabis-derived oils have been discussed extensively over the past year.

Hence, this post mainly focuses on discussing the differences between CBD oil and cannabis oils.

General overview of CBD oil and cannabis oil

First of all, while both oils are far from the same, they have a common source; they can both be extracted from cannabis sativa plants.

CBD oil and cannabis oil are made and packaged in varieties, however both forms are consumed for very different reasons and are subject to completely different laws (which you will learn about as you read on).

In-depth look at CBD oil and cannabis oil

What is CBD Oil?

This oil is made from industrial hemp. Hemp is a variety of cannabis sativa plants.

The unique feature of this oil is that it contains only trace amounts of THC, often less than 1%. This does not make the oil psychotropic.

However, hemp also contains other cannabinoids, including CBD, CBC, CBGA, CBN, and CBDA. These cannabinoids have their own additional effects, but none of them are psychoactive. CBD oil is one of the safest cannabis extract oils to take.

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Commercial companies use hemp seed oil or olive oil carriers to increase the bioavailability of CBD oil. Appeals to more customers.

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If you don’t like CBD oils with other cannabinoid compounds, you’re in luck. There are two forms of CBD oils. They are full spectrum CBD oil and CBD isolate oil.

Full spectrum CBD oil

If you come across a product with this phrase, it means that the oil contains other cannabinoids like CBG, CBN, CBC, etc. In addition, it also contains flavonoids and terpenes.

The addition of these “not so active” cannabinoids works in conjunction with the CBD molecule to create the famous “entourage effect”. That means they all come together to induce an effect that is greater than any effect.

If you want to experience the entourage effect, then this CBD oil is your best bet.

CBD isolate oil

As the name suggests, this CBD oil contains no other compound besides cannabidiol. Other compounds such as cannabinoids, flavonoids or terpenes are missing; when present, their content is less than 0.2% of the total compound. This means that the oil is tasteless and odorless.

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This is the purest form of CBD oil, which makes it more preferred to use as an ingredient in meal recipes.

It is up to the user which CBD oil they prefer.

What is cannabis oil?

This is also known as marijuana oil or THC oil.

Cannabis oil is an oil that is fortified with a high percentage of cannabis extract with a high THC content. This oil has a significantly higher THC content than CBD oil. It can be obtained from any form of the cannabis plant, be it for recreational or medicinal purposes. This is in contrast to CBD oil, which is mostly extracted from industrial hemp.

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Due to regulatory guidelines, blusher manufacturers often mistakenly label their CBD oil as cannabis oil in order to appeal to new customers.

Cannabis oil is preferred mainly for recreational reasons. People use it to get high because it has significant levels of THC. Some use it for its medicinal purpose.

Benefits and Risks

CBD oil

CBD oils are used to treat diseases such as:

• insomnia
• Fatigue
• cancer
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Allergies
• asthma
• migraine
• arthritis
• Chronic pain
• epilepsy
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• multiple sclerosis
• Lung disease
• And other.

Risks: CBD oil has minimal side effects when used at the recommended dosage.

Note that the oil can interact with other drugs or supplements.

Cannabis oil

Some of the benefits of using cannabis oil are:

• Stronger high
• Extended duration of action
• Healthy consumption (no burning of weed)
• Discreet to use (no noticeable aroma or smoke)

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Cannabis oil can also be used to treat more severe pain due to the presence of THC and CBD molecules. Possession of both major cannabinoids increases this oil’s effectiveness in treating certain disease conditions.

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Risks: When used in excess, users may experience some of the side effects of consuming THC-rich weed. Some of these are paranoia, dizziness, couch lock, nausea, loss of appetite, etc.

Laws Regulating the Use of CBD and Cannabis Oils

CBD oil

In Europe, industrial hemp cannot contain more than 0.2% THC in order to be approved. While in the United States of America the limit for the THC content is 0.3%. This THC level decreases when the hemp is processed into CBD oil, so CBD oils have no psychoactive effects and cannot get the user high.

It is sold legally across Europe and in most of the US states

Cannabis oil

Cannabis oil cannot legally be sold for recreational use in most countries. It can only be recommended to patients with conditions that can be treated with it. In most cases, other treatments will need to be tried before prescribing cannabis oil.

Because of this, you won’t find any cannabis oil sold on eBay, Etsy, or other online stores and pharmacies.

There you have it! Now all you have to do is choose one of these products and remember that finding the right product is never easy.

Once you’ve found the right product, stick with your source. Enjoy!

This article originally appeared on Cannabis.net and was republished with permission.