Chamber welcomes Smart Wash of Kansas - GREAT BEND TRIBUNE gbtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gbtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
gbtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gbtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hemp, marijuana and CBD are all related, but they differ in significant ways. Here’s what you need to know about their legality, effects and potential health benefits.
Hemp, marijuana and cannabanoidals
Both hemp and marijuana belong to the same species,
Cannabis sativa, and the two plants look somewhat similar. However, substantial variation can exist within a species. After all, great Danes and chihuahuas are both dogs, but they have obvious differences. Great Danes and chihuahuas are distant cousins, like marijuana and hemp. Pixy, CC BY
The defining difference between hemp and marijuana is their psychoactive component: tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Hemp has 0.3% or less THC, meaning hemp-derived products don’t contain enough THC to create the “high” traditionally associated with marijuana.