Curious about Cannabis but don’t want THC?
There could be several reasons someone would not want to touch THC products. They could be avoiding it due to work restrictions, previous experiences, medical contraindications, or just the overall nerves of trying something with a voodoo stigma. Thanks to technology and the versatility of cannabis plants, you can utilize the natural plant of Cannabis for medicine without having ANY THC!
Although micro-dosing with THC can help boost the medicinal properties of the other cannabinoids, it’s understandable that some consumers just can’t have it.
Let’s focus on CBD products first. There is full-spectrum CBD, and there are CBD Isolates; the isolate is exactly as it sounds. Full-spectrum CBD contains up to 0.3% THC, not enough to cause a “high” but enough to show on a urine or saliva roadside test. When manufacturing CBD Isolate, it goes through several processes extracting several compounds in the plant, leaving only the CBD. You can have CBD’s health benefits, with no THC at all. Isolates can come in oils, edibles, capsules, sublingual strips, bath bombs/salts, suppositories, topicals, gummies, beauty products, and powders. The market is really speaking to those who want the CBD benefits with no THC.
CBD can be beneficial for 50+ medical conditions including; alcohol abuse, autism, PSTD, and pain.
“I heard THC is the top recommended cannabinoid for sleep though!?”
This is true to an extent; it depends on what is causing you not to sleep. Is it anxiety and racing thoughts? Is it night terrors? Is it easy to get to sleep and not stay asleep? Is it nerve pain?
In the end, you may be able to avoid THC once again and try other uprising cannabinoids for sleep.
Have you heard of Cannabinol?
Age, exposure to oxygen, high temperatures, and long storage times cause the degradation of THC and the formation of CBN. Like CBD Isolate, Licensed Producers perform several processes to extract specific plant components, removing THC and keeping CBN. Currently, there is limited clinical research supporting CBN as a sedative. Research claims there is little to no effect when taking CBN alone, but consumers reported increased drowsiness when paired with CBD or THC. The cannabis market allows consumers to purchase CBN with CBD and/or CBG (which we will discuss shortly) and have no THC. These options come in gummies, capsules, and oils.
You may have already noticed that neither of the cannabinoids mentioned include a product of dried flower or pre-rolls. This is because the dried flower naturally contains THCa (THC when heated); there is no mechanism to remove it just by smoking.
CBG (cannabigerol) has been showing its lovely self more frequently in the medical and recreational markets. It is still a young minor cannabinoid and can be costly for Licensed Producers to make. It has not stopped them from implementing it into topical cannabis beauty products, and it has proved to be an excellent cannabinoid for inflammatory skin conditions. You may have tried soaps, creams, serums, and facemasks with no success; with medical guidance, it may be worth trying again, BUT with CBG.
CBG may help with Anxiety and Depression, pleasure and motivation, muscle relaxation, glaucoma, inflammation, digestion, nausea, peripheral neuropathy, and colorectal cancer.
You can purchase multiple options with CBG-containing products, including gummies, edibles, topicals, capsules, and oils.
As you can see, the cannabis market is recognizing some consumers have no desire or cannot have any THC yet still want access to natural plant medicine. If medical Cannabis was of interest to you before, but THC is what prevented you, proper medical guidance is an antidote to a pleasurable experience. To know if medical Cannabis is right for you, we encourage you to speak to your medical team or contact a medical cannabis specialized clinic.