CBD for the soul is certainly not a new thing – in fact, even going back as far as 4000BC, people used cannabis for pain relief, anaesthesia, and sorting out skin conditions. Harvard Medical school demonstrate that the use of CBD has risen exponentially since hemp was legalized in all 50 states back in 2008, and many people in modern times now regularly invest in CBD products as a way to treat a variety of physical and mental health disorders. You may be aware of CBD oils, lotions, serums and bath bombs – but were you aware you can often find CBD in healthy food and drink form too?
The law around CBD in food
Think about CBD in food, and you could be forgiven if your mind immediately conjures an image of the ubiquitous hash brownie. However, cannabis is definitely not the same thing as hemp, which has a maximum THC content of 0.3%, is non-addictive, and doesn’t offer psychoactive effects or the ‘high’ you’d get from hash. State laws around the legality of CBD in food vary, and whether or not you can consume CBD in cake, coffee or cocktails depends where you are, and how expansively your state has defined medical marijuana for recreational use.
Businesses in the District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Vermont and Illinois have made the most of their less-restrictive marijuana laws by introducing CBD cafes and restaurants with a range of CBD-infused food and drink on offer. The GrönCafe in Oregon is hailed as the first in CBD café in the USA to open its doors to the public, offering CBD coffees, and food products containing CBD infused chocolate too. If you’re looking for healthier options, many cafes and stores provide fruit drinks or sparkling waters infused with CBD, and you can also find CBD gummies, candies and cake which use natural fruit sugars, seeds and oils, complementing the beneficial properties of CBD infusion.
Making your own edibles
If you’d rather eat at home, there are a huge number of CBD recipes available for food which can easily be created in your own kitchen. Anti-anxiety cookies, mood boosting brownies, mousses and breakfast balls are all ideas you could add to your repertoire, and delicious drink options are simple to try too. CBD tea, hazelnut hot chocolate, and honey and lavender lattes are some great suggestions that are delicious, healthy, and creatively calming.
For those living in a state which allows medical marijuana in food products, it’s worth thinking about how you could incorporate cooking with CBD into your healthy living regime. Whether you have a physical or mental issue which benefits from the de-stressing properties of CBD, or you’re proactively using it as a way to maintain wellbeing, investing in a bit of inventiveness with your diet could be a great way to get CBD into your system. As CBD infused products become progressively more popular, you may find there is an ever-increasing range of foods, drinks and supplements that are available in your local cafes, restaurants and stores.
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