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THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CBD
Cannabidiol is a phytocannabinoid derived from Cannabis species SativaL, or Hemp if you will, which is devoid of psychoactive activity. Upon administration, CBD signals the body’s natural endogenous cannabinoids to activate your receptors (CB1 and CB2) to do more of what they normally do.
History of Cannabis
In the ancient world, hemp was a common agricultural crop — harvested for its high-protein seeds, oil, and fiber used for rope and clothes. Hemp is one variety of the Cannabis plant, but it doesn’t have the same mind-altering effects as marijuana.
Throughout the Middle Ages, cannabis was a widely popular drug in the Middle East. Because wine was forbidden in Islam, many Muslims turned to smoke hashish — the Arab word for marijuana — also known as “grass.” It was also used in traditional Arabic medicine
In the 1500s the Spanish brought cannabis to South America, but during the North American colonization, there was only hemp — used for practical purposes like clothes, bagging, paper, and ropes for the maritime industry. The hemp industry largely relied on slave labor, and cannabis wasn’t introduced to America as a psychoactive or medicinal drug until years later.
By the late 1700s some American medical journals were suggesting using hemp seeds and roots to treat various health problems, including skin inflammation and incontinence. William O’Shaughnessy was an Irish doctor in the British East India Company.
—1730'S PHARMACY
