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CBD AND
MASSAGE
Cannabis—a fl owering
plant (Cannabis sativa L.)
that has been used for
fi ber, food, and medicine for
the past 12,000 years.
Hemp—cannabis plants
with 0.3 percent or less
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Marijuana—cannabis plants
with more than 0.3 percent THC.
CBD (cannabidiol)—a naturally
occurring compound found
in the resinous fl ower of the
cannabis plant. Generally
assumed to be safe and
nonaddictive, CBD is one
of more than a hundred
phytocannabinoids in cannabis.
To be classifi ed as CBD and
sold legally within the states that
allow it, and across state lines,
it must not have more than 0.3
percent THC within its formula.
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
—another phytocannabinoid
that comes from the cannabis
fl ower; it is the psychoactive
compound in cannabis that
gives users a "high." Products
that contain more than 0.3
percent THC must be sold
in a marijuana dispensary,
and cannot be sold online.
Information provided in part by Project CBD: www.projectcbd.org/cbd-101/what-is-cbd
