CBD is short for "cannabidiol," which is a safe chemical compound found in the Cannabis sativa plant. It is a naturally occurring substance often found in oils and edibles to impart a feeling of relaxation and calm. Unlike its more famous cousin, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the major active ingredient in marijuana, CBD is not psychoactive and will not give a person a "high."

"The Cannabis plant is made up of two main players: CBD and THC. "CBD is the non-psychoactive portion of the plant, so what that means is you won't have any effects like euphoria," says Junella Chin, DO, a medical Cannabis expert for Cannabis MD. "You won't feel sedated or altered in any way." There are two possible exceptions to this. The first is that some people, for unknown reasons, just react differently to CBD. According to Dr. Chin, about 5% of people say they feel altered after taking CBD. "Usually they're the same people who have side effects from Advil or Tylenol," she says. You never know how your body will react to any new supplement, so when taking CBD for the first time, do so safely under supervision.

CBD IS NOT MARIJUANA. Marijuana is a plant and CBD (cannabidiol) is a compound. Can you find that compound in marijuana? Yes, cannabinoids are found in marijuana and are also produced by the human body and provide many health benefits. One of the major benefits of cannabinoids is that it is a powerful, all natural anti-inflammatory.

CBD is also found in hemp plants and hops (flowers in a hop plant). Because CBD on its own is just a compound that comes from multiple plants, it's not going to affect you the same way consuming or smoking marijuana would.

MORE importantly, you want to ask what plant your CBD product came from. Let's say it came from China where lots of hemp is produced using harmful pesticides or fertilizers. When you don't know what's in the soil, the hemp is questionable, and the CBD is extracted from this unknown source. The CBD is essentially a concentrate of all of the toxins or pesticides in a small amount of liquid.

At BESTIL, we grow all of our own hemp organically with pure water and no pesticides. You can trust the purity of our products.