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CBD which is the shorter form of Cannabidiol is a cannabinoid that can be extracted out of the hemp plant.  Today, CBD has become one of the most popular products that are available in many different forms. You will find […]

CBD which is the shorter form of Cannabidiol is a cannabinoid that can be extracted out of the hemp plant.  Today, CBD has become one of the most popular products that are available in many different forms.

You will find users of CBD products among the top celebrities to even your next-door neighbor and everyone is using CBD for some different reasons. You can get CBD in edibles, chocolate bars, vape fluid, and just about almost any other type of product that you can imagine.

Whether you are a new user of CBD or you have been a regular user of CBD for many years quite a few among you may not be aware of how this product is manufactured. Let us discuss in this article how CBD is produced.

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  1. Plantation of the hemp plant

The manufacturing process starts from sowing the seed of hemp, which needs special soil so that it is possible to grow the hemp organically. Typically, hemp plantation starts during the 3rd week of May to the 1st week of June. Within 60 days, hemp will sprout.

Mostly hemp plant is grown in following places in the USA:

  • Montana
  • Kentucky
  • Colorado
  • North Carolina
  • Minnesota
  • Oregon
  1. Harvesting of hemp plant

Usually, the plants are harvested around October, based on the climate. Before harvesting, a crop sample is tested and it has to be cleared by the agriculture department.

Once harvested, plants will be cured, which may take 3 to 4 weeks.  After that, they are dried, all the flowers, where the cannabinoids of the strongest concentration will be stripped out of the plants and it will be shipped to manufacturers to extract the cannabinoids.

  1. CBD extraction from dried hemp flower

In the extraction process,  CBD is extracted out of the hemp plant. There are the following three extraction methods that are used and each may have its pros and cons.

Ethanol extraction

Here the plant is soaked in high-grain alcohol for extracting the CBD oil.

CO₂ extraction

Here carbon dioxide is used for isolating the cannabinoids under very low temperatures.

Oil extraction

Here, the hemp plant will be heated and cooked within a carrier oil and extracted.

  1. Creating CBD oil 

After the CBD is obtained in its pure form after extracting from the plant, then it will be mixed with some other ingredients like flavoring and any carrier oil.

  1. Lab testing and packaging

The final product is then sent to any reputed laboratory preferably an independent third-party testing lab where a sample will be tested to find all the actual ingredients present in each batch of the sample.

Although CBD products have created a lot of storm in the market, there is no proper regulation of this market, as a result, it has given rise to many spurious products. People therefore should be able to distinguish the right product for their use.