COVID-19: Simple tips, including CBD, with Jacqueline Montoya, MD

On 4/7/2020 Bevon Findley talked with Dr. Jacqueline Montoya from Greenmed in Palm Beach County, Florida. The topics covered were the importance of staying home and limiting contact with others, saving N95 masks for emergency personnel and using Hemp CBD during this stressful time. Dr. Jacqueline Montoya is a double board-certified emergency medicine/critical care physician […]

Eucalyptol

Eucalyptol, also known as Cineol, is the terpene responsible for the pleasurable and cooling scents found within eucalyptus, mint, rosemary, tea tree, mugwort, bay leaves, sweet basil, sage, and some strains of cannabis. When smoked, one can experience a sweet, refreshing cooling taste.

What are mycotoxins and why are they a concern to CBD products?

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungus. In basic terms, they are known as fungal poisons. They are naturally occurring toxins produced by certain molds (fungi) and can be found in food and plants. The molds grow on a variety of different crops, including cannabis/hemp, and foodstuffs often under warm and humid conditions. 

Understanding Terpenes

Terpenes are aromatic molecules produced from the resin of plants. Along with flavonoids, terpenes are the scents/smells that we associate with plants. Different cultivars of Cannabis have their own combinations of terpenes which causes each strain to have their own unique scent. Conversely, cannabinoids do not produce scents.

Florida Hemp Extract labeling guidelines

As of January 1, 2020, Florida’s new hemp extract guidelines went into effect. The biggest news was that a $650 yearly hemp extract license is required for any business in the state that manufactures, produce or sell CBD products. In this article, we are covering their hemp extract labeling guidelines.