These days, you come across the term Full Spectrum everywhere when it comes to cannabis oil. But what does that term actually mean? And perhaps more importantly: does a product sold as Full Spectrum actually contain the broad spectrum of natural plant compounds that are naturally present in the cannabis plant?

According to Peter Vermeul, founder and owner of CBD Spain, this is still too easily overlooked in the cannabis world. Many products are judged primarily on their CBD and THC content. But according to him, that means you are only looking at a small part of what the cannabis plant naturally has to offer.

The plant contains a much greater variety of compounds. In addition to cannabinoids, such as CBDa, CBGa and THCa, there are terpenes, flavonoids, cannabflavones and sterols, among others. For Peter, it is precisely the combination and interaction of these plant compounds that form the essence of a truly Full Spectrum cannabis extract.

In his recent article What a truly Full-Spectrum Cannabis Extract means to me, he delves deeper into this subject. The occasion was a scientific study in which researchers compared different cannabis flowers and commercial cannabis extracts. The results show that the way cannabis is processed can have a major impact on the final composition of the extract.