Here are 6 topics on CBD to know:

1.DID YOU KNOW?

It is forbidden for CBD professionals to advertise the therapeutic virtues of CBD , this is reserved for the pharmaceutical industry .

The same goes for the dosage , which complicates the task of advising customers on their consumption.

Banks do not lend and it is even difficult to open a professional account , many French banks will put you at their doors if your activity is not accepted by their regulations .

It is even almost impossible to advertise on Google , Instagram and Facebook .

2.DID YOU KNOW?

In the United States , the cannabis industry represented more than 10 billion dollars in 2018 (9.2 billion €).

According to a new study by new frontier data, a cannabis industry research and analysis firm, the industry could be worth up to $30 billion by 2026 .

3.DID YOU KNOW?

The European Parliament has voted in favor of increasing the level of THC authorized for industrial hemp and the rate goes from 0.2% to 0.3% .

The proposal, long championed by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), was included in the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) adopted by Parliament on October 23, 2020.

It's a small step for THC but a giant leap for the hemp industry.

In France, CBD professionals and ourselves will continue to work with products containing less than 0.2%.

4.DID YOU KNOW ?

White, shiny cannabis plants are actually the result of albinism . Just like in animals, albinism can also manifest in plants and it is the result of a lack of pigmentation .

The pigment that usually turns cannabis leaves and flowers green is known as chlorophyll .

Chlorophyll is an absolutely vital component in plant life as it plays a major role in the process of photosynthesis .

5.DID YOU KNOW?

La Canebière (formerly Cannebis ) comes from the Provençal " Canebe" , which itself comes from the Latin cannabis , meaning hemp .

Indeed, Marseille established one of the largest hemp trading posts in the world for the manufacture and trade of slings and ropes . It was built in the middle of the ^17th century during the expansion of the city ordered by Louis XIV, on a stream, the Jarret, which led to a creek, the current old port.

6.DID YOU KNOW ?

"To date, there is no evidence of recreational use of CBD or any public health concern associated with the consumption of pure CBD "

Written by WHO in a recent report.