Issue link: https://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1153082
Ta k e 5 a n d t r y A B M P F i v e - M i n u t e M u s c l e s a t w w w. a b m p . c o m / f i v e - m i n u t e - m u s c l e s . 51 We asked Chris Diaz, cofounder of Lacuna Botanicals in Colorado, which manufactures CBD products for the spa and bodywork community, to answer the questions most important to massage therapists. M&B: Will my clients or I get high using CBD? Chris Diaz: Pulling pure CBD isolate out of either hemp or marijuana is chemically the same exact thing. The distinction is relevant, however, when you're talking full-spectrum oil. This is because hemp- derived full-spectrum oil will have low THC, while marijuana-derived full-spectrum oil will be quite high in THC. If you add hemp- derived full-spectrum oil to a consumer product, it won't make you high. If you add marijuana-derived full-spectrum oil into a consumer product, it won't make you high but it could deliver slight amounts of THC into your system. The majority of products out there use full-spectrum oil rather than isolate, so this distinction is relevant. M&B: Can I give CBD massages legally? CD: First, check your state regulations, and make sure your insurance covers this work. CBD with 0.3 percent or less THC was made federally legal by the 2018 Farm Bill, and was, in fact, even made legal by the 2014 Farm Bill. The problem with the 2014 Farm Bill was that hemp was still considered a controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—it was a Schedule 1 drug along with heroin and methamphetamines. This caused a lot of gray area because you had confl icting federal laws. The 2018 Farm Bill eliminated this problem by removing hemp with under 0.3 percent THC from the controlled substances list. So, at a federal level, there is no gray area anymore. It is straight up legal and no different than other crops like corn. Yet, it is possible for some states to have state-level legislation that makes all cannabis (including hemp) illegal in their specifi c state. So, what does this mean for legality in a state with outdated laws on the books? It means that just like with the 2014 Farm Bill, there is still gray area in a few states. M&B: Can CBD with less than 0.3 percent THC create a positive drug test in clients? What about in MTs who might give 4–5 CBD massages a day? CD: This is a big one. It goes back to that full-spectrum versus isolate aspect. If you are using a product that is based on full-spectrum oil, then it is defi nitely possible to test positive for THC on a drug test—especially for someone like an MT who is using it in 4–5 massages a day. Isolate is different, however. It is the pure form of CBD that has been "isolated" from everything else in full-spectrum oil, including THC. Think of it like a glass of sweetened iced tea. If you were to let all the water evaporate, you'd be left with tea particulates and sugar. It would probably look like brown sugar. If you took that and separated out all the tea particulates, you'd be left with pure white sugar. This is similar to pure CBD isolate. This is what we use in our formulations at Lacuna. Q A Photo by Ellen Jaskol Photography