Meaning & Definition

A paradox is an apparent contradiction. This contradiction at first seems to go against the sense of someone's logic, expectation or intuition and sometimes it is based on a fallacy.

Lately it has been Cannabidiol CBD), a substance found in Cannabis and Humulus, is receiving a lot of attention, but not always in a positive light.
In many cases I can understand the criticism of doctors and physicians.
Unfortunately, there are only a few so-called CBD specialists who actually have the knowledge and know-how to provide well-founded advice.

After the commotion on the broadcast of “ Inspection Service of Value ” on February 18, I felt compelled to respond in a personal capacity and share some knowledge and information with you.
I have over 38 years of experience with the cultivation and breeding of cannabis plants, of which 15 years with extraction (HTFSE) and am now also an expert by experience. I have effectively combated many ailments and discomforts in myself, including a Basal Cell Carcinoma (skin cancer).

In recent years the CBD market has exploded and to my horror and amazement I saw many “Cowboys” entering the market with absolutely no knowledge or skills.
Unfortunately, the magic word became CBD and only CBD was talked about and this is completely unjustified.
CBD as a single substance is not the product that caused the CBD hype. The CBD hype more or less started with the Stanley Brothers in Colorado.

The Stanley Brothers had a marijuana plant that did not make them stoned after smoking it. To illustrate this, they named this plant: “Hippies Disappointment”.
This cannabis plant contained almost no THC, which gives it the psychoactive effect, but in this
Strain had a very high percentage of CBD and a very low percentage of THC.

The Full-Spectrum extracts of this plant were later used to treat a five-year-old girl, Charlotte Figi with Darvet syndrome.
Charlotte was having dozens of epileptic seizures a day and the doctors were at their wits end and didn't know what to do. At that point, the parents started using CBD cannabis extracts as a last resort and that turned out to be a bull's eye.
From average 300 epileptic seizures per week, she went down to an average of one seizure per week.

The American news channel CNN , at the time, had one moving documentary made over and then have Charlotte Figi followed her for many years and made several documentaries about her developments.

Unfortunately, Charlotte Figi died at the age of 13 due to Covid-19. here is a Tribute .

From that moment on, CBD was and is in the spotlight. In the beginning, everyone was really busy with the pure extracts of the plant, full of terpenes , cannabinoids, flavonoids etc. Of course there were big differences in quality between the different producers, but it was all about the complete extraction of the cannabis plant.

But just over six years ago, the first CBD crystals of unprecedented quality came onto the market
purity, up to 99.9% pure CBD crystals with 0.000% THC.
The market reacted with great delight, because they could now launch a product with a high CBD percentage without having to worry about the maximum THC percentage, which internationally stands at max. 0.2% THC delta 9.

In the beginning, the CBD crystals were quite expensive
This price was between €20,000.00 and €30,000.00 per kilo.
Currently, prices have plummeted and CBD crystals, 99.8% GMP, are now being offered for less than €500.00 per kilo.
This development would be great if the CBD crystals would have the same effect as the cannabis extracts made from the whole cannabis plant.
But unfortunately this is absolutely not the case, CBD crystals and CBD extracts are completely different products, with a completely different effect of the CBD.

I am not a proponent of CBD crystals myself, but CBD crystals can certainly be used. The correct dosage is important here.

In this presentation the effect of the CBD crystals and the Full-Spectrum extracts is shown and explained in the Bell Curve .
The most important conclusion we can draw from this is that CBD based on crystals has a maximized effect and at a slightly lower or higher dose the effect becomes less.
The correct dosage is very important when using crystals.
However, the Full-Spectrum CBD extracts indicate in this graph that the effect of Full-Spectrum extracts only increases at a higher dose of cannabis extract.

Science

Due to the worldwide ban on cannabis in the 1930s, even researchers and scientists in America were allowed to do not conduct studies in the field of the cannabis plant.

The ban even went so far that the studies done in Europe, not  were allowed to be published in America.

Ironically, it has United States Department of Health and Human Service , in 1999, applied for and received a patent for cannabinoids as “antioxidants and neuroprotectants” from the cannabis plant for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and HIV.

That patent is:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US6630507B1/en

Fortunately, times are changing dramatically and the cannabis plant is gaining a lot of attention for its medicinal properties.
Several states in America have released the cannabis plant for recreational and medicinal use.

By this positive development Large-scale studies are currently being conducted in the field of medicinal cannabis.
Studies are even being conducted as a means of combating Covid-19.

I try to explain everything as concisely as possible, but since this is a very complicated matter, this is not always possible.

CBD crystals are, as one might suspect, almost 100% pure CBD crystals, without the more than 500 other substances such as cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids, etc., that are normally present in cannabis plants.
Scientists have now concluded that these substances in the cannabis plant
work together for optimal medicinal effect, the so-called Entourage effect . The Entourage effect is, in short, the cooperation of the components in the extract, which makes the cannabis extracts a very potential product.

Recent scientific studies are also increasingly showing that Full-Spectrum extracts have an even better effect. The latest studies indicate that cannabinoids acids play a much larger role than they previously suspected.
Out this research shows, among other things, that Full-Spectrum extracts that not  are decarboxylated, are 1.7 times more effective than a Full-Spectrum exactly that well is decarboxylated in the treatment of a certain form of colon cancer.

CBGa extracts also play an important role in this research.
My years of experience with cannabis extracts mean that I can certainly agree with this opinion of the scientists, in fact I am convinced that every plant , and every different Strain, his own has a specific effect.

The percentages of THC and CBD are even not  the determining factor of the effectiveness of the cannabis extracts.

Over the years I have noticed this regularly. A good example that I often quote is:
Mitchell a boy of 15 years old at the time with severe Gill de la Tourette syndrome.
He started with the drops of Felina, which is an industrial hemp variety.
He responded very well to this, within 20 minutes he was completely free of his ticks and discomfort.
After three months we sent another CBD oil. This CBD oil was made from
four-variant CBD plants, the percentages of CBD and THC were almost identical, but the product did not work at all, even though 25% of the Felina was processed into the new CBD oil.
In desperation I made another CBD oil from the Felina extract and within 20 minutes I am free of seizures again. And to this day, now more than 3 years later, he is still almost free of seizures and in the prime of his life and can grow up as a normal boy of his age.
With this example I want to make it clear that it is not the THC and the CBD that provide the effect, those values ​​were almost identical, only the composition of the product is different.
It is true that you must continue to use the product and that the composition of the product must remain constant over the years, after all, it has been shown that the specific composition
of the extracts are of great importance.

It is also essential that the cannabis products are regularly tested by an independent officially registered laboratory, so that we know what is in our extracts.
These tests are not only very important for us, but fortunately more and more doctors are interested in cannabis and they certainly cannot do without it.
That is why Full-Spectrum cannabis extracts are always tested for cannabinoids and terpenes.
After all, 10% to 40% of the cannabis extract consists of terpenes.
This also depends on the cannabis strain used (but certainly not available from machine-dried industrial cannabis).

The Endo-cannabinoid System

The meaning: Endo = body's own Phyto = plant-based

What we need to know is that our own human body produces the same substances as in the cannabis plant, our body produces Endo-cannabinoids.
And the cannabis plant produces Phyto-cannabinoids.
The beauty of this is that our body accepts the Phyto-cannabinoids and sees them as Endo-cannabinoids.
Normally, our body can repair its own system by consuming high-quality nutritional products.
Unfortunately, our food supply and lifestyle have deteriorated to such an extent that our bodies are
own Endo-cannabinoids can no longer optimally replenish and repair itself, resulting in all kinds of ailments and diseases.
By using Full-Spectrum cannabis extracts we can quickly and effectively replenish the Endo-cannabinoids in our body, so that our body can heal itself again.

It should be noted that we had already found the “receptors” for quite some time, but it took many more years before we found the “keys” that fit the receptors and those keys, you guessed it, are the Endo-cannabinoids that we produce in our own bodies. Dr. Ester Fride demonstrated in 2004 that endocannabinoids are passed on through breast milk and stimulate the baby's sucking reflex and are extremely vital for further development in life.

I would also like to point out that in my view, Microdosing in many cases is more than enough and that is one of the reasons why we should not decarboxylate our cannabis extracts.
The raw pure extraction of the plant is far more profileable than the extracts that are put in the oven for a long time (decarboxylation) to convert the THCa and CBDa into THC and CBD.
Unfortunately, many terpenes and other essential components are destroyed during heating.
Heating the cannabis extracts is a common ritual for recreational use, one should know that the THCa is not psychoactive and will not make one stoned or high.
By heating the THCa, it is converted into THC, and THC is psychoactive and can make you float away on a pink cloud when used.

When used as a nutritional supplement, it is important to damage the natural composition of the plant as little as possible, so that we can utilise all the natural components of the plant.
For me personally it is decarboxylate , like swearing in church.
When I ask people what is healthier, a head of fresh endive mashed in a stew, or an endive that has been boiled to a pulp... they know what to choose.

Man has the nasty habit of wanting to improve everything in nature but only succeeding in doing so to a limited extent. Yes, a good example is Aspirin, the substance `Salicine` occurs naturally in the bark of the willow tree and is suitable for making a medicine, better known as the “Aspirin”.
And let's talk about well-being, very many medicines come from nature.

But this does not apply to the cannabis plant, the interaction of 500 to 1000 components that we find in the cannabis plant determines its effect, the so-called Entourage effect.
It is difficult and troublesome for pharmaceutical companies to obtain a pharmaceutical patent for these extracts.
So it is difficult to register as a pure medicine, which is why there are only a few medicines available in pharmacies that are based on cannabis.

The pharmaceutical industry has been able to produce medicines based on pure CBD crystals for quite some time now, possibly enriched with terpenes and other crystals, and to fill the pharmacies with products based on these crystals.
But when we visit the pharmacy we come to the conclusion that the shelves are empty and that these products are almost non-existent.

I would like to point out that it is quite striking that there are many large producers who make Full-Spectrum oil from CBD crystals and promote it as a miracle oil.
I can only say one thing about this, as long as we don't even know what is in the Cannabis extract and how all the components work, there will only be one real Full-Spectrum extract for the time being and only nature itself can create that.
We humans will have to accept that.

CBD crystals and CBD extracts are two completely different products, both with different effects and applications.

Unfortunately, there are certain manufacturers and sellers who knowingly promote their CBD products as Full-Spectrum CBD Oil, but when we look at the test reports, if they can be found at all, it turns out time and again that the promoted Full-Spectrum products are made from CBD crystals with sometimes some terpenes added to them.

And the way some people, among others, promote CBD crystals is completely impossible to follow. A very remarkable one is this one, I quote:

CBD pure organic oil is made with heat.
Only the to top of the hemp plant used.
These buds contain the most CBD.
This is in contrast to the RAW version in which the entire plant is used.
CBD pure is obtained by means of oil extraction produced.
In oil extraction, the hemp is immersed in hemp seed oil (sometimes olive oil is used).
The heating causes CBDa (the acid form of CBD) to be converted into CBD and included is found in hemp seed oil.
After seven do you hold a rich CBD oil extract with the soft taste of hemp seed oil.
In this process it is more difficult to get the CBD oil to a certain percentage. Oil extraction is therefore a more difficult and lengthy process, which means that the price also a bit higher.
Due to the heating, the other nutrients and cannabinoids are less well preserved during the process.
The CBD percentage consists entirely of CBD.
The percentage of CBD stated on a bottle of pure organic CBD oil therefore concerns only the substance CBD (cannabidiol) and contains no other cannabinoids.

Pure biological CBD is as the word “pure” says, pure CBD.
CBD pure does not contain THC.

This description of some dissolved CBD crystals in oil is very creative, to say the least pure nonsense . If this kind of nonsense is proclaimed by the so-called CBD specialists ??? ………

The CBD oil made from crystals is certainly not bad, but is a completely different product with a different effect than CBD oil made from cannabis extracts.

I am certainly not against the use of CBD crystals, but I find it highly reprehensible and undesirable to promote CBD crystal products as Full-Spectrum.

Honest and expert information is in this essential.
The end user of cannabis products must 100% sure are, that what he buys, also
actually gets.

Always consult your doctor, especially when using medication

Due to the purity of the CBD crystals it is possible to overdose, an overdose of CBD is normally not a problem.
But when we use high percentage CBD oil, based on cannabis crystals, and there simultaneously If certain medications are used without consulting your doctor, this may
suffer from an overdose of regular medication.
This is because the CBD has an inhibitory effect on the liver enzymes involved in the breakdown and conversion of, among other things, medication.

It is necessary to test all products.
Testing is not only important for the manufacturer to know what is in it, but it is also essential for scientists and physicians, who need to know what they are prescribing, in order to understand and learn what they are doing.

Assessing and reading test reports is a dark subject for many, which I can fully understand and the tests can hardly or not at all be assessed and interpreted by an amateur.
But trained lab technicians, who work on cannabis testing every day, can tell you with great certainty within a few minutes exactly what type of CBD oil you have received.

The Definition of Full-Spectrum Extracts

Is the complete extraction of the plant with all, cannabinoids , monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, lignanamide, flavonoids , flavonols, stilbenes, etc., and nothing has been added and nothing has been reintroduced.

Non-decarboxylated Full-Spectrum Extract provides the most balanced representation of the cannabis plant.

The regulation of cannabis products is urgently needed, not as a medicine but as
nutritional supplement.
In my personal view, the cannabis plant should be placed as a nutritional supplement.
I sometimes compare it to a lemon, the lemon is packed with vitamin C, but it is simply available at the greengrocer's, so it is not stated that the lemon is medicinal and should not be sold at the greengrocer's because medicinal vitamin C pills are offered in the pharmacy.

That the cannabis plant has magical powers is not a question for me for a long time, but a certainty. Over the years I have seen many special things happen, I will not proclaim that it was 100% the cannabis extracts, certainly not, nutrition and lifestyle are also essential here.
But either way the results were, time and again, astonishing.
Over the years I have amazed many doctors.
Fortunately, physicians are also increasingly open to cannabis as a natural resource.

Tip: To be more certain that you are really buying a Full-Spectrum oil, you should ask for the so-called Terpenoid test from an independent and officially registered laboratory.
In most cases they can't and then you know enough.
Especially when you know that Full-Spectrum extracts are always tested for terpenes!!

In Cosmetics, the Full-Spectrum cannabis extracts, in the form of skin balms, are a true sensation…………

Some additional information:

According to most scientific medicinal studies, products based on cannabinoid crystals have a positive effect of around 35%.
In contrast, a positivity of around 85% of users of Full-Spectrum extracts.

Hemp and Cannabis are genetically the same plant.

CBGa ( the matriarch of all other cannabinoids ) what all cannabis plants are the first to make when they start flowering (the synthase ).
The CBGa which the plant produces during flowering by certain enzymes converted to CBDa , THCa and CBCa (the synthesis ) From these four main cannabinoids, all other cannabinoids in the plant are then formed.

I hope that with these contributions the obscurity and ambiguity (and perhaps most importantly the ignorance in CBD-land) a bit clearer.

With thanks to Peter Vermeul, author of this article.