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Isolate or Distillate -

Do You Know Your CBD?

BY JEFF GREENE

Whether you have been taking CBD for a day or a year, chances are you may have never heard the term isolate and distillate. In simple terms, when a molecule such as CBD
has gone through the distillation process and then through a chromatography machine then each molecule has been isolated. However, due to the anecdotal information about
an “entourage effect” meaning the effect of multiple cannabinoids working better than isolate, many companies have chosen to use distillate.
The other confusing element to this topic is that there can be full spectrum distillate, with all available cannabinoids and T-Free Distillate whereby presumably all of the
delta-9 THC and THCa has been removed.
The risk of products using distillate is that due to the unknowns of the plant and science, THC can show up even in a T-Free distillate if small portions of THCa remained
and somehow were decarboxylated, also known as heated.
Realizing that this entire article can be very confusing, the simple reason for this article was to recommend to anyone that is uncomfortable having THC in their system,
due to drug tests or any other reason - you should use only products made from isolate.
If there is any doubt you should be able to contact your supplier and they should be able to tell you or join the Florida Hemp Council and we can help.

Florida’s 2020 Hemp Bills Are Moving

Florida’s 60 day legislative session comes to and end on March 13th and we are seeing the
hemp bills in the senate and house flying through their last committees and heading to the floor
for a vote before then. The Senate Bill is Number 1876 and the House Bill is Number 1063.
There are many changes that have been proposed regarding seed certification, GRAS products,
21+ inhaled products, the definition of hemp extract, label changes and more. These bills are
getting closer to having the same language and we look forward to them passing. Our Florida
farmers have waited long enough for an opportunity in this space, and these small changes can
allow for large opportunities.
As we prepare for the upcoming commercial grow-
ing season later in 2020, and new federal rules we see
a lot of opportunities in Florida. However to go along
with this cultivation there is a need for facilitates and
machinery to cut, dry and extract the materials need-
ed from this plant. This infrastructure should be in
BY ERIC STEVENS place prior to the end of the growing season. We are
trying to make sure that our members are able to
connect to each other and work together through all of this. We have already been
assisting people through the expectations at the start implementation of new rules
regarding food permits, labels and enforcement efforts. We are also trying to keep
people informed of the most relevant events, and FDACS also started some helpful
webinars we will continue to send out and post online. We hope that you will sign
up and participate in our monthly member calls to discuss these developments and
much more.

Learn more at www.theflhc.org.

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