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Your CBD Store – Guilderland paves the way for education in an unfamiliar space.

In a marketplace where everything CBD, from bath bombs to gummy bears, is available online with cannabidiol (CBD), what is a customer to do? Mike Burnett of Your CBD Store tackles some of the questions about CBD.

Question 1: Does CBD come from the marijuana plant and will it make me high?

You can get CBD from the marijuana plant, but it’s going to be low in concentration. The highest concentration of CBD and the other Cannabinoids comes from the industrial hemp. The marijuana plant is high in Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and very low in CBD.  

CBD is not mind altering. You cannot get addicted to it. CBD interacts with the body very differently from THC. It does not produce a “high.” 

We do not carry THC in any of our SunFloral/SunMed organic hemp products which include topical creams, capsules, edibles, skin care and other beauty, family, and pet products.

Question 2: Is all CBD the same?

 The fact is the industrial hemp is the correct plant from which to extract CBD. Where in the plant that its extracted and the process used affects the quality. 

Extracting it from the flower provides the highest concentration of CBD. 

Many companies extract it from the seed or the stem, which is an easier and cheaper process. 

We regulate everything from the soil to the oil. Our product comes from a Colorado farm certified by the state’s Department of Agriculture.

Question 3: Is all CBD safe to consume?

   Because the sale of CBD is unregulated by the FDA, there are few good companies out in the market. You need to be careful where you get it from.  

The process we use is called critical CO2 extraction, which extracts the healthiest portion of the plant matter out without taking chemical solvents in. We also use third-party testing. 

Many companies do not show that transparency with third-party testing. When we have tested other company’s product’s we found trace amounts of chemical solvents in the plant matter.  

We have one of the safest, cleanest products out on the market. 

In a recent University of Connecticut study of 100 CBD products pulled off shelves at health food stores, gas stations, and vape shops, less than 67% tested properly.

“Our approach is simple at Your CBD Store,” said Burnett.  Education is first and foremost.  When our customers have been educated on CBD properly, they will then feel comfortable enough to shop.

“It goes without saying that not all CBD products are the same,” Burnett said. Consumers deserve to get exactly what they paid for, and we want to teach our customers what to look for so that they can feel confident and get consistent results when they find their way with CBD. 

Double lab testing, proper extraction in an FDA registered lab, hemp sourced from the USDA regulated farm, and even passing the grueling test of the first USDA organic and Kosher Certified products on the market, are just some of the ways we have stayed true to our customers. 

Although the industry has not called us to stand up to such rigorous standards, we feel it’s a necessary standard and future benchmark that all CBD companies should have to stand up to.

To Learn More see Your CBD Store of Guilderland, located in the 20 Mall Guilderland, at the Intersection of Route 20 and Route 155.