Cannabis oil is a thick liquid extracted from the cannabis plant for its medicinal properties. It is usually taken orally. There is a lot of confusion about the cannabis plant. People use the words “cannabis,” “hemp,” “marijuana,” and others interchangeably despite referring to different things.
Simply put, hemp is a variety of cannabis with low THC levels. All hemp is cannabis, but not all cannabis is hemp.
This distinction is especially important if you are looking to buy the best cannabis products. Products made from industrial hemp have greatly different cannabinoid profiles and legal ramifications. Learn more below.
Cannabis plants have been cultivated and harvested by humans for thousands of years.
The cannabis plant family includes many different plant types, but none is as controversial (and undeservingly infamous) as marijuana.
Marijuana (or Cannabis sativa by its Latin name) is a bushy, short plant particularly loved for its sticky glands. These glands are called trichomes, and they produce THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). THC is a psychotropic substance responsible for giving users a characteristic high, though it has its own potential benefits to your everyday health.
Aside from marijuana, there is also the amazing hemp plant. Hemp can grow tall and is used mostly for industrial purposes. The fibers of hemp trees are tough, and the oil made from hemp seeds has many uses.
We know that hemp and marijuana are not completely different plants. They are varieties of the same species: the cannabis plant family.
We also know the two varieties have several significant differences. These range from how they grow and look to how they are used and the chemical compounds in their extractions. For instance, hemp grows up to 15 feet tall with long, massive stalks. Marijuana grows outward with more leaves and buds and rarely exceeds five feet tall. Industrial hemp plants also seem to grow comfortably closely packed together while each marijuana plant requires some space to grow.
The most significant difference is in the chemical compounds, or cannabinoids, within each plant.
There are close to 400 cannabinoids in both cannabis and hemp. The two most active and abundant cannabinoids are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Understanding these two cannabinoids is the key to making the right decision when it comes to choosing between marijuana and hemp oils.
THC is the main psychoactive component of cannabis that is responsible for causing a characteristic high, but it also has its own potential health benefits. However, some people may be sensitive to THC, resulting in some unwanted side effects. CBD is more associated with potential wellness benefits without the psychoactive effects of THC. In recent years, CBD has attracted more attention from researchers and experts for its potential to improve health and wellbeing, though studies are still underway to fully understand the possible benefits from CBD.
The oil extracted from hemp and marijuana plants usually contains both THC and CBD but in varying amounts. Marijuana usually contains 5-10% THC, though certain strains may contain more. As stipulated by the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp oil legally cannot contain more than 0.3 percent THC.
Marijuana oil is a liquid produced by extracting THC and CBD from marijuana buds using a solvent. The buds release their fat-soluble compounds (including cannabinoids like THC and CBD) into the solvent, and the mixture is boiled down into marijuana oil.
This type of cannabis oil generally contains high amounts of THC, lower amounts of CBD, and a variety of other beneficial cannabinoids found in marijuana. The extraction is a long process, requiring high-quality marijuana buds and a good solvent.
Hemp oil is created from hemp strains that are high in CBD with only trace amounts of THC. This ensures that you won’t get psychoactive effects from hemp oil but still enjoy the health benefits of CBD.
Hemp oil is rich in CBD, along with a nutritious balance of omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids and linoleic acid. These are essential fats that our bodies need to function properly.
In the last few decades, scientists have made immense progress in discovering the many health benefits of marijuana oil. Marijuana oil has been proven to:
Modern science still hasn’t discovered all the potential benefits and uses of marijuana oil, but medicinal marijuana is already in use helping people suffering from chronic pain, chemotherapy side effects, and stress-related ailments.
Studies on the effects of CBD in hemp oil have shown some promising results, including:
Both hemp oil and marijuana oil have the potential to reduce stress, improve sleep, and relieve pain. But hemp oil works more to improve general quality of life, while medicinal marijuana is often prescribed for specific ailments, such as reducing chronic pain or managing the side effects of chemotherapy. Hemp oil may help to reduce inflammation and relax the body without any of the psychoactive effects associated with marijuana, though our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any medical conditions. Ultimately, both marijuana and hemp require further study to fully understand their potential benefits, their interactions in the human body, and the mechanisms of action involved.
As with most beneficial substances, both marijuana oil and hemp oil can come with side effects.
When used at a young age, marijuana may alter brain function. It is not advised to take marijuana under the age of 18 unless a physician advises otherwise.
Adults who use marijuana may experience slightly reduced memory function and a lowered ability to think, concentrate, and learn while the THC is active.
Marijuana should never be mixed with other medication without consulting your physician. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should not take any marijuana products.
You should not drive or work with heavy machinery or dangerous tools while under the influence of THC.
Despite these side effects, marijuana is generally safe and rarely causes complications when used under the guidance of a medical professional. Even though marijuana is listed as a dangerous drug, there have been no direct fatalities recorded.
Since hemp oil contains only trace amounts of THC, it has far fewer reported side effects than marijuana.
Hemp oil is rich in polyunsaturated fats, which may lead to cardiovascular problems in large amounts. You can easily avoid that by only ingesting the correct serving of hemp oil daily.
Another possible side effect is diarrhea or stomach cramps. If you experience these side effects or have a sensitive digestive system, consider reducing your serving size.
If you suffer from blood clotting problems, you should ask your doctor before taking CBD oil. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not consume hemp oil.
Although both oils are generally safe for use, the main difference between hemp oil and marijuana oil comes down to the THC content, which contributes to their different side effects. Marijuana’s THC content naturally contributes to more potential side effects related to memory, learning, and general cognition, which invariably means you shouldn’t be doing anything important, operating heavy machinery, or driving after taking marijuana oil.
By comparison, hemp oil has far fewer side effects. Most side effects are related to hemp oil’s high polyunsaturated fat content, which may contribute to heart disease and digestive problems, but only if you are ignoring serving recommendations.
Marijuana is usually smoked, but ingesting it in oil form has some serious benefits, including:
If you’re looking to make some delicious baked marijuana goodies, cannabis oil is the way to go. The oil form is also preferred for:
Marijuana oil takes a bit longer to work than smoking but can offer just as much of a high.
Medicinal marijuana is usually ingested using syringe applicators or self-filled capsules. If you’re taking marijuana oil for medical reasons, make sure to follow your doctor’s instructions.
When it comes to hemp oil, there are many fun and pleasant ways to get your daily serving. Hemp oil can be ingested as is, ensuring that you get a steady, strong serving every time.
Some of our favorite CBD oil products include:
Both hemp and marijuana products are available in a variety of different forms, from oils and tinctures to edibles and chocolates. The main difference comes down to accessibility.
Marijuana products are not legal in every state, and many states that do allow for medical marijuana require documentation or a card from your doctor. Usage also depends on what you want out of the product. You can’t use most forms of marijuana without getting high.
Hemp products are mostly comprised of CBD with a fraction of a percent of THC (if any at all). This makes hemp oil more versatile for everyday use. Along with tinctures and oils, hemp is available in the form of capsules, edibles, chocolates, topical creams and more. Hemp oil is also great to cook with, and the wealth of products make measuring out and controlling serving sizes much easier. Hemp oil can also be used in vapes, but make sure you specifically get a hemp vape oil. A regular hemp oil or tincture is too thick to burn properly in a vape.
Yes, hemp oil contains tiny traces of THC. The amount is so small, though, that you won’t get any of the effects of THC. Hemp oil won’t get you high or cause any psychotropic effects.
Hemp is a plant in the cannabis family. Cannabis is a plant family that includes many species, including both hemp and marijuana.
Marijuana is a short, bushy plant with buds that contain around 10-20% THC. Hemp is a tall plant that contains very little THC but has a lot of CBD in its seeds and stalks.
Hemp oil is an oil extracted from the seeds and stalks of the hemp plant. It is a highly nutritious and natural oil that contains high amounts of CBD as well as omega 3, omega 6, and linoleic fatty acids. Hemp oil contains almost no THC and is extracted directly from the plant, making it different from marijuana oil.
No. When people say “cannabis oil,” they usually mean marijuana oil. Although hemp oil is a type of cannabis oil, what is usually sold as cannabis oil is not the same. Usually, oil marketed as “cannabis oil” is rich in THC and will give you a high. Hemp oil contains little THC and won’t give you a high.
No. Although both weed (a.k.a. marijuana) and hemp belong to the same plant family, they have been bred to be quite different. Hemp has been cultivated to produce tough fibers and nutritional oil while weed is cultivated mostly for its psychotropic effects and medicinal use.
Yes, the hemp plant does contain small amounts of THC. However, when the oil is extracted from the seeds and stalks only, it contains tiny amounts that are too insignificant to have any effect on the human body.
Marijuana shatter is a thin, glassy slab of marijuana extract that is usually transparent and very high-quality. Depending on temperature and terpene content, the shatter can be a tad sticky or completely solid.
Marijuana wax is a non-transparent marijuana extract that is solid and opaque. The wax can be gooey (budder) or brittle (like a honeycomb).
The main difference is that marijuana oil (cannabis oil) gets you high, and hemp oil doesn’t. Cannabis oil (marijuana oil) is rich in THC while hemp oil is very low in THC and high in CBD.
If you have any more questions about Cannabis Oil vs Hemp Oil or the differences between hemp and marijuana, please leave us a comment below!
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I am a business owner who is looking for something like the hemp oil you offer for my growing cancer patients list. The problem is that the market here in Vancouver Was dictates the price and companies from other areas just don’t get it. I wouldn’t consider buying anything for more than $25 an ounce wholesale.
here is a comment from a friend who lives in Colorado, has cancer & does use canabis~
Zen Pig-Shunyadeva ~ “sorry my friend, but I downloaded the peer reviewed research on this topic. the THC is what Kills the cancer cells in blood cancers, (I researched three journal papers on this, two from the EU and one from America) while I agree that hemp oil without the THC is good for general health because of it’s omega oil balance being so close to what our bodies need, and this is good for the vast majority of folks. for this advertisement to suggest that the hemp oil without the thc is what will help with cancer is misleading, and will do harm to folks who really need this help. of course, I also understand that they want to sell there brand of hemp oil, so I suppose that is not good and not bad, as the Zen folks would say! LOL. zp”
Brandon,
Thank you for sharing. Your weekly e-mails are very interested and educational. We hope you are doing well. Keep up the good work!!
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed11598366 …. THC and CBN had reduced primary tumor size. CBD showed no inhibitory effect on tumor growth…..
The study you referenced is no longer there. Can you give more info on how to find it?
Hi Doctormom… What’s is CBN?
Its a degraded element of THC, it has no psycoactive effect, but will make you drowsy. Good for pain management. This normally occurs in weed/oils that have degraded with time, chemical reaction (as in the stomach, enzymes produced by the liver) or heat. Over decarbing can cause this degradation of THC Delta 9 into CBN. Hope this helps.
Hi Bobby, Please can you send me a email regarding the medicine oils….need to save a life. bless
What’s CBN???
I would like information on treating late stage COPD. Jeff in Oklahoma has writen about how he was curred and no longer uses medication or oxygen. I can not find any additional proof of this but would like some guidence as my COPD condition is becoming worse and I would like some reliefe. thank you
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the hemp oil is good for wrinkles and skin conditions? thank tou
the hemp plant, does it have higher concentrations of CBD than cannabis of equal weight?
Hi Robweevee, My name is Lindsey and I work with the Customer Support Team here at Healthy Hemp Oil. It may help you to know that the marijuana plant usually has higher levels of THC and lower levels of CBD while the hemp plant has higher levels of CBD and lower levels of THC. I hope this helps. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to send an e-mail to support@healthyhempoil.com and we would be happy to help.
It’s not higher or lower its different. But CBD from hemp oil is like a vitamin compared to CBD from cannabis. I can take 20mg from cannabis and 100mh from hemp oil and I’ll choose the 20mg.
Hi Michel, what would be the right dosage of Hemp oil? Please advise, am trying to treat my pancreatic cancer and access to info about dosage of natural Med is not easy to find. My email: amedyassine@me.com
Hi Michelle, can you take both? Also, I just bought Sour sop oil and would like to know if it’s okay to take it along with the Cannabis oil since they are both good for a few of the same ailments. Thanks for your info and I hope to hear from you soon. Namaste!
wisdom My story has to do with the healing power of Rick Simpson cannabis oil.”My sister Khloe, age 65, was diagnosed with Bone Cancer on the inside of her backbone 2 years ago, which had metastasized from breast cancer she didn’t know she had. I prayed for a total healing with NO operation, no chemo and no radiation. not everyone has had the experience of knowing Rick Simpson as their Healer… but they can! Rick Simpson, father of all natural hemp.
May the grace of God be upon you Rick for his good work and courage; and with his Hemp we are healed”. Early this year i traveled to U.S. to visit a good friend of mine when i heard that rick was around so i traveled to him and meet him one on one to purchase the healing oil from him,.. now am so happy and filled with joy that my sister is no longer a cancer patient and she’s completely healed with his miracle healing oil. The doctor himself confirmed to us on Tuesday last week that my sister Khloe is fully OK. No sign of cancer in her bone or breast again….Wow…Am so happy that my family and I have been thanking Rick for his good work of saving this world with his cannabis oil. Please people i don’t know how to thank him enough so am dropping his contact Email;(phoenixtears01@outlook.com) i am begging if you can spear 5 minutes of your time and please help me to thank him, he is truly a hero of this world and i pray for God’s strength and upon him.
It has to be made absolutely clear that under no circumstances is the CBD oil any replacement for the Rick Simpson oil. It is a different product that cannot possibly replace the full spectrum Rick Simpson oil.
Rick simpson oil is just a process not a ‘type’ . The spectrum depends on the strain you use to make it. So, if your strain is a high CBD then your rso will be just that. Some strains, in fact most strains are not full spectrum any more. They are hybridized so some cannabinoids have been bred out. CBG is a perfect example of that.
I have liken plantus. I have lost around 50 to 60 pounds because of the inside of my mouth. I don’t have that much more I can lose. It wouldn’t take that much for me to die. What should I use? No doctors in Va knows what to do . It took 9 doctors and dentists and 2 biopsies to be diagnosed.
Are you still OK??
How about for Glaucoma? Which would you take?
A strain like Trident that has CBG. It is the cannabinoid that reduces the pressure in the eyes.
Which make of hemp oil is recommended ?
We have cannabis oil and hemp oil for cancer available at moderate prices
Email.. dr.karldaniels@gmail.com for more information
I’m still confused a little about the hemp vs cannabis oil, which is better to use for cancer? How much should one be using of the given oil for cancer?
Do you sell cannabis in all 50 states? How does that work?
We have cannabis oil and hemp oil for cancer available at moderate prices
We also have medical marijuana
Email.. dr.karldaniels@gmail.com for more information
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The simple scientific fact of it, is that THC Delta9 and 11Hydroxyl THC are important as a catalyst that activates critical enzyme reactions within the Cannabanoids of the plant. Without it, the CBD is not as effective.
great discussions here…I have a 76 year old mother that ends up in the hospital too often for digestive problems, chronic and severe, but not really Crohns…I suggested medical marijuana, it is now legal in our state, but how do you start? I decided to order some Hemp Oil (250mg)…is this enough for my mother to tell if it is helping?
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Help me stop pain so I can function daily! I’m in pain management! I have broken back and broken sacrum. Will I test positive for maryjuana if I use CBD pills for pain?? Im so sick of Oxycontin and oxycodone kacy
I understand that dicing into CBD products may be a little intimidating, this is why we do have a recommended dose and way of consumption for all our products. If you have any questions you can always consult with our chat and phone agents!
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Lots of good things about cannabis but how can it state that deaths related to cannabis are possibly related to car crashes (most of the time it s a combination of alcohol and cannabis) and it s a consequential death, or infants whose pregnant mothers used it during pregnancy! Where this is coming from? I would like to read and see supporting datas. Today we haven’t a recorded death caused directly by the use of the herb. Anyway you do spread the goods of the sacred plant. Thanks
Any randomly drug tested DOT workers able to use external Hemp Oils/Creams for pain relief and still test negative? I just started a new job with random testing and could use the pain relief, but am waaaay too scared of a positive test and losing my job. Hard data from experts on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
While the amount of THC in our products is negligible enough to be safe for consumption by pets and children trace amounts of THC are still present and we cannot guarantee that a positive test result will not be produced, this is unusual but there are a variety of tests meant to identify the presence of THC, some are very sensitive and others may search for any cannabinoids in the sample, including CBD which is active in all of our products.
Because of this we generally advice to let your employer know about our products before taking them as to avoid a potential misunderstanding.