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CBD Terms Explained

If you are interested in learning about cannabis, it is essential that you understand the vast terminologies. This glossary will help to clear any confusion you may have.

Cannabis Sativa: A species of plant in the cannabis genus. It’s used to produce hemp fibre and as a psychotropic drug. Cannabis can be consumed in many different ways: smoking, vaporisation, within food, or as an extract. Each part of the plant is harvested differently, depending on the purpose of its use.

Industrial Hemp Variety of the cannabis Sativa plant that contains less than 0.3% THC in the dry weight material, grown for industrial purposes. Industrial hemp is the only plant used to make hemp seeds oil. It is one of the fastest growing biomass plants, and one of the earliest domesticated crops known to humans.

hemp-field — Industrial hemp field, Manitoba, Canada

Cannabinoids: The collective term for the various chemicals and active constituents of cannabis. There are 85 known cannabinoids, THC and CBD are just two of them. They are responsible for the effects of cannabis on the body.

CBD: CBD or cannabidiol, is one of the most prevalent cannabinoids found in the trichomes of the female cannabis plant and hemp. It is non-psychoactive, non-toxic and doesn’t have side effects. Growers have favoured high-THC cannabis for the most part, but recently CBD-rich cannabis and hemp strains are being grown to satisfy an increasing demand. There is a wide range of companies using CBD to make a large range of products ranging from cosmetics to e-liquids.

Endocannabinoid System (ECS): The endocannabinoid system is present in all humans and many animals as well. This system consists of a series of receptors configured only to accept cannabinoids. The ECS regulates all sorts of bodily processes.

Terpenes: A large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants in nature including cannabis. Terpenes are synthesised by the secretory cells inside the glandular trichomes. They are responsible for the different aromas found in plants and fruits.

Entourage effect: It refers to the idea that biologically active compounds can be more efficient when administered in combination with other inactive compounds. The combination of multiple, or all cannabinoids, enhances the effect on the body, compared to one cannabinoid acting alone.

CBD oil: Also called CBD-rich oil, is a specific oil that contains high concentrations of CBD. It is obtained via extraction from the cannabis and hemp strains rich in CBD and low in THC, to create a non-psychoactive oil.
It is very important to ask for a certificate of analysis when purchasing CBD oil and ensure the products quality by choosing recognised company as CBD Brothers or Endoca

Hemp seed oil: Hemp seed oil is a hemp extract from the seeds of industrial hemp plants. There are no cannabinoids such as THC or CBD present in the oil. It is non-psycho-active.

CBD e-liquid: E-liquid with CBD that is used in vaporisers or electronic cigarettes. Usually, they are made from hemp extract or pure CBD crystals mixed with a classic e-liquid base of PG and VG. The e-liquid goes into a cartridge or atomiser where it is heated and vaped. It is very important to ask for a certificate of analysis when purchasing CBD oil and ensure the products quality by choosing recognised company as Harmony or Endoca

Why vape CBD?

There are many ways how to ingest CBD – sublingual sprays, smoking high CBD strains, ingesting oil, dabbing and our favourite vaping! Each of the methods has different effects, which not everyone knows. There are solid reasons why we love it the most, so let’s take a look at them.

CBD Bioavailability

Generally said, not the whole amount of CBD you consume will affect your body. Only a fraction of the amount will be able to enter the systemic circulation and effect your body. The percentage received by the body is called “bioavailability”. The bioavailability of CBD depends on the way how you consume it. In case of oral ingestion, it is around 15 %. Logically it means, that from each 100 mg of CBD consumed orally, 15 grams will get into your bloodstream. It is because of 2 reasons.

Firstly, CBD is hydrophobic, which means it is not water-soluble, therefore it doesn’t easily mix with blood. It rather diffuses from the blood and gathers in the fat tissues. It reduces the bioactive CBD which enters the systemic circulation. Secondly, when CBD enters your gut, it has to go through the liver before it circulates. However, the liver will reduce the amount of bioactive CBD – either through absorption or through a chemical breakdown. This phenomenon is called “first-pass” effect.

How to increase the bioavailability?

There are few ways how to do it. The first one is putting CBD into a form which is more hydrophilic/water-soluble. However, achieving this requires demanding chemical equipment such as cyclodextrins or liposomes. Therefore the more practical solution is to vaporize it.

When you vaporize, CBD gets into your lungs and goes to the bloodstream directly. It doesn’t go through gut and liver at all, therefore there is no first-pass effect. In comparison to oral consumption, vaporization allows four times higher amount of CBD to enter the systemic circulation. Moreover, the bioavailability is maximized and is 50-60 %. It means you don’t need so much CBD to consume!

That’s not all! When you vape, the CBD will have a much quicker effect than when you consume it because it doesn’t go through your gut.

One last thing – CBD was found to help people addicted to nicotine. People switched their nicotine bases for the CBD ones. It is extremely beneficial for them because CBD is not toxic in contrary to nicotine. We recommend you to do so as well if you smoke cigarettes or vape nicotine bases.

Now, do you understand why we love CBD vape so much? It has quicker and stronger effect and it is tasty!

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Can You Vaporise CBD oil?

You heard about it, you are decided to make the big step and become a healthy vaper! Congratulations!You are now looking for what will be right for you and you might be wondering: “Can I vaporise my CBD oil?”

You are now looking for what will be right for you and you might be wondering: “Can I vaporise my CBD oil?”

The question is all over the web and you can’t find a clear and credible answer? Don’t panic, we have it here!

Why would I want to vape CBD Oil?

CBD is usually taken orally as a cannabis-based concentrate or extract. However, compared to smoking or vaporising, ingesting cannabinoids orally poses a number of problematics, including a delayed effect and inconsistent absorption.

Depending on the method of consumption, CBD can take a couple of minutes to a few hours to work properly.Vaping CBD is one of the fastest ways to make it act. You can try it easily and safely with vape starter kit made for beginners like the Kanavape Starter Kit from Harmony.

CBD Oil vs CBD e-liquid

The difference will be the ingredients and the way they will be used.

CBD e-liquids are usually made up of four basic parts: VG, PG, CBD and flavouring.CBD concentration can vary massively in strength, unlike nicotine-based e-liquids, going from 25mg to 1000mg per bottle. VG stands for Vegetable Glycerine and produces the vapour. The higher the VG content the thicker the clouds! PG is for Propylene Glycol. It provides the “throat it” and flavour. CBD e-liquid can be purchased in a bottle to refill your vaporiser or as a one-time use cartridge for your vape pen.

CBD-Rich oil is obtained via extraction made from cannabis flowers, most of the times from industrial hemp strains rich in CBD. This extract can be mixed with hemp seeds oil, olive oil or other types of oil to facilitate ingestion.

Please note that CBD vape oil and CBD e-liquid are referring to the same CBD juice that can be vaporised in an e-liquid. CBD oil alone is not made to be vape. You can make your own e-liquid by mixing CBD crystals to any kind of base

What determines your choice?

To a large degree, your final choice will depend on personal preference, but for maximum bioavailability of CBD, vaping with CBD e-liquid or CBD crystals are the best options.