Although Colorado, Washington, Florida, California, Alaska, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Illinois and District of Columbia have made the recreational use of cannabis legal, the federal government still considers it an illegal substance.
There are derivatives of the cannabis sativa plant that produces cannabidiol (CBD), hemp and marijuana, each serving different purposes.
Hemp-derived CBD is obtained from industrial hemp plants and is grown for its seeds and fiber.
Hemp is also differentiated from marijuana by the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which are minimal.
Because of the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp was eliminated from the government’s list of controlled substance.
