BY RUTH HILL R.N.
How do you find a quality cannabidiol (CBD) brand when you are searching the Internet? It is a buyer-beware conundrum. In most cases it’s a disaster unless you have a professional recommendation. Cannabis for medicinal results is already a trial-and-error dosing problem. Now, combine that with a product trial and error journey and you may give up altogether.
This column repeatedly gives recommendations for cultivators who are vetted by yours truly. Today I will give you resources for finding other safe cannabis brands. Eight years ago, a very wise individual who suffered from Lupus, told me to not give up. It took her ten years to figure out the right product, right dose, and right combination whereby she is off her pharmaceuticals and only on natural herbs.
More Products Then Ever
Everyone is trying to make money from advances in agricultural technology, research, and legalization advances in the US and foreign countries. Eight years ago, sampling brands in the Coachella Valley, CA dispensaries, found only 2 or 3 were effective. Now in dispensaries there are multiple products to choose from. It is best to NOT go on Amazon to find your medicinal product. You can find lotions or body creams, but these are hemp products not tested nor recommended for medicinal use.
Health Line
The website Healthline.com is a good place to start. They have listed the 10 best cannabis brands. The deciding factor is the articles are edited by professional RNs. Dominique Fontaine is a holistic nurse, a health and wellness nurse coach, a holistic nurse educator, and a medical cannabis nurse coach and consultant. Eloise Theisen is a board-certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Radicle Health CEO, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner at Stanford Health Care.
What I like most about this website is the information for US and non-US brands. There are Spanish and English choices for reading. The comparisons are standard, and this is a sample:
Price: $$$
CBD type: full-spectrum
Organic: yes
Best for: people looking to benefit from the entourage effect, people who prioritize organic ingredients
COAs: available online
Pros: organic, full-spectrum, 30-day guarantee
Cons: expensive
If you click on the product picture you will be taken to their website. You also can access the COAs (Certificate of Analysis) of the product. You will see the numerous chemicals tested, cannabinoids, pesticides, molds, minerals, and terpenes. All products recommended must have testing done by an outside independent agency.
Medical Cannabis News
If you are an international traveler, than Medical Cannabis News ,is website for you. Articles are about legalization in Israel, Costa Rica, Germany, Thailand, and many other countries. Wherever you are traveling, you will have the latest on cannabis legalization. Surveys show that cannabis smokers have outpaced tobacco in the US in February 2023.
An article titled, Tips for Using Cannabis on Pets, is a favorite. We definitely strive for pharmaceutical companies to lose billions annually in sales due to cannabis legalization.
Check this one out: osmosiscbd.com/en/producto/mountain-rest-2. If you click on the flag icon in the upper right corner of the article it will change the Spanish to English. This brand also delineates the benefits, dosage, and how to use icons. The pictures below the article are the ingredients. Click on the heading Osmosis CBD and it takes you to their website where you see their other products. If you are going to Costa Rica, you will already know what to buy when you arrive. I love both of these websites for the sophisticated traveler.
Bloom Hemp
However, Cannabis Corner wants to give its’ recommendation for an online hemp website: bloomhemp.com. In June 2023, Elisabeth Mack from Holistic Caring, and Sherri Mack from The Green Nurse purchased Bloom Hemp to merge their best clinical practices with the best botanical supplements to give you unstoppable results. Every patient deserves a Nurse, and Bloom Hemp is ready to help you thrive, not just survive with CBD & cannabinoid therapeutics. They believe hemp can heal the world and everyone can benefit. This site not only has the rigorous testing protocols similar to regulated marijuana, but it also has a free Nurse Line consultant available.
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