CBD

The Paleo Ninja | Chris Johnson HGP #41

Chris Johnson, AKA The Paleo Ninja, has quite a story to tell. The Paleo Ninja is a character for a cooking show that was aimed at showing people that it’s not hard to make healthy food. It was supposed to be creative and funny but it ended the first day of filming when the Paleo Ninja stabbed a man with a samurai sword.

F: Paleo Ninja | Chris Johnson

Book Recs: The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat and Real Paleo Fast & Easy: More Than 175 Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less by Loren Cordain

Physician Selected CBD Hemp Oil | Dr. Pete Gemelli HGP#36

CBD, also known as hemp oil, is a hot topic right now and often comes with a negative stigma. This episode is here to give you all you need and want to know about CBD. CBD is a compound of the hemp plant that has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, neuro-protectant qualities, and healing properties.

My guest this week is Dr. Pete Gemelli, a Physiatrist who works with pain patients who deal with chronic and acute pain. Due to the rise of opioid overuse and abuse, Dr. Gemelli wanted something that wasn’t a narcotic that he could prescribe to pain patients. Dr. Gemelli set out on a mission to find an alternative and after months of research he decided to consider CBD as an alternative.

One of the first challenges he faced was finding a product that was clean and pure where he knew what was in it. Ultimately this led him to create Physician Selected: a broad spectrum, high quality hemp oil that contains very minimal THC, offering users the peace of mind of a safe product that isn’t harmful.

In this podcast episode we:

  • Break down the common misconceptions of CBD products
  • Share how CBD is different from THC/Marijuana.

We learn:

  • Why Dr. Gemelli created his own product and started prescribing it to his patients.
  • How his product is made, or the extraction and filtering process.
  • How it’s different from other products on the market.
  • Is cannabis medicine safe?
  • Proper dosage (because let’s face it, that’s really important when you’re taking a new product).
  • Health benefits.

If you are interested in learning more about CBD, hemp oil, and CBD products, then this the podcast episode for you! Be sure to listen out for a special coupon code for Hourglass listeners to get a discount off your first order.

I/F: @physicianselectedUSA | www.physicianselected.com

CBD + Hemp: Oak City Cannabis | Tim McChesney HGP #24

Oak City Cannabis owner Tim McChesney is one of the few farmers participating in the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. Tim has a small, 3 acre farm of about 2,000 plants. His farm focuses more on a high quality plant resulting in high quality CBD products.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Hemp: Plants, Seeds, Strains, and Content
  • Farm Life: Growing Hemp, NC Pilot Program
  • CBD: Benefits and Uses
  • CBD Products: Flower, Oil, Edibles, and Topicals.

Industrial hemp is the same species as marijuana (Cannabis sativa) but the two crops are distinguishable by their tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content. Marijuana contains both THC and CBD, and these compounds have different effects. Hemp is limited to 0.2% to 0.3% THC. THC levels in marijuana are generally 3%-15%. The least processed form of the cannabis plant, known as hemp, contains most of the CBD used medicinally. Unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive. This means that it does not change the state of mind of the person who uses it. However, CBD does appear to produce significant changes in the body, and some research suggests that it has medical benefits, including pain relief.

Mitch McConnell (R) introduced Farm Bill 2018 on April 12, 2018, which could fully legalize industrial hemp. The Hemp Farming Act is a proposed law to remove hemp from Schedule I controlled substances list and making it an ordinary agricultural commodity. Now, after four years of research Congress is expected in September to make the crop legal for Americans to grow for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Connect with Tim: FB @OCCNC or www.oakcitycannabis.com

Episode resources: 

https://cannabusiness.law/2018-hemp-farming-act-status-report/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317221.php

https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/2017/08/industrial-hemp-is-north-carolinas-newest-crop/

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/congress-finally-knows-the-difference-between-hemp-and-pot/566942/