It is hard to find simple information about how much CBD you should take and what happens if you take too much CBD. An effective dose of CBD for most users is between 5-25mg per day. Doctors prescribe much higher doses to patients with specific medical conditions using body weight dosing up to 40mg per kg (around 1500mg) per day.

Every mammal has an endocannabinoid system or ECS. The ECS is a complex system of neurotransmitters and receptors found in almost every part of the body including the nervous and immune systems.

By far the most important concern for consumers is whether or not CBD will cause intoxication or make you feel ‘high’. Being ‘stoned’ or high on cannabis happens when you ingest the compound known as THC. Over the past 50 or so years, THC has been the focus of selective breeding of marijuana strains of cannabis, increasing its presence to nearly 30% - roughly twice as strong as what naturally occurs.

CBD can affect your appetite but not in the way associated with marijuana or specifically the intoxicating THC compound found in marijuana.

CBD is a non-intoxicating, neuroprotective compound with an incredibly high safety profile. It presents significant therapeutic properties as a preventative medicine tool that can be used to help our brain, nervous system and body to a state of balance, harmony and equilibrium called homeostasis.

CBD is a non-intoxicating botanical compound that does not present the same degree of risk associated with pharmaceutical drugs. Taking too much CBD will result in a less effective result rather than harm.

Cannabis plants contain over 100 ‘cannabinoid’ compounds and CBD, CBG and CBN are three examples.These compounds are unique to the cannabis plant and unique in the way they interact with us. We have a biological regulatory system known as the endocannabinoid system, named after the fact that these cannabinoid compounds interact with receptors within this biological system.

When people have consumed cannabis they are often observed to have a temporary heaviness around their eyes. The predictable stoner image of a sleepy, chilled out individual with bloodshot and heavy eyes reflects a legacy from the prohibition era and as we understand the effects of cannabis more clearly now, consumers are challenging this stereotype.

As CBD is derived from the cannabis plant many consumers are unsure of its legal status. Cannabis plants that contain high levels (up to 30%) of the intoxicating compound THC are often referred to as marijuana.