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Month: October 2022

CBD-based bioplastic material could one day be used in medical implants and food wrappers

With the legalization of hemp cultivation, products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have become popular. Many of these oils and creams claim to alleviate pain and other conditions, and now, new research reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces suggests that CBD could have another function: as a bioplastic. The research team created a CBD-based bioplastic material that could one day be used in medical implants, food wrappers and more.

How to distinguish quality CBD products from the rest

The massive hype and success around CBD and hemp has brought a lot of good, and bad. The hype has brought several fake CBD brands that are just following the money. These so-called ‘snake oil’ companies are selling CBD that are not manufactured under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), which help to ensure that all products are consistently produced and controlled according to specified quality standards. cGMP helps guard against risks of adulteration, cross-contamination and mislabelling to guarantee product quality, safety, and efficacy.