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Page 12 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com In fact, hydrocarbon extrac on is banned in some parts of California, says Parco, because of the "occupa onal risks to the communi es." The use of supercri cal CO2 also creates a purer product. A er lipids, waxes and terpenes are removed through extrac on, CBD, THC and other cannabinoids from the plant remain and the product is ready to be marketed. Why Is There Such Resistance to Cannabis and CBD? Despite CBD's many benefits, it remains in a legal no man's land, says the Brookings Ins tu on: "Over the past 22 years, 33 states have legalized cannabis for medical purposes, and over the past six years, 10 states have legalized cannabis for adult use. Every one of those programs is illegal under federal law, with no excep ons [if federal authori es choose to prosecute] ... Even CBD products produced by state-legal, medical or adult-use cannabis programs are illegal products under federal law, both within states and across state lines ... Under the 2018 Farm Bill, there will be more broadly available, legal, CBD products; however, this does not mean that all CBD products are legal moving forward." Many trace the original vilifica on of cannabis, which gained it Schedule I status, to its associa on with hippies and opposi on to the Vietnam War 50 years ago. Not only were "pot" arrests a way of muzzling protestors, the "out of the box" thinking that marijuana fostered fed young people's strong ques oning of authority, fueling the counter culture and war opposi on. But, as I noted earlier, the medical use of CBD oil, especially as a treatment for pain, also represents a significant threat to the sale of opioids, which have so enriched Big Pharma in the last decade. The cannabis plant also poses economic threats to the lumber, energy, food and other industries; its fiber products can be used to make paper, biofuel, building materials, food products and oil, clothing, shoes and even jewelry. In fact, according to the Hemp Business Journal, industrial hemp "can be used in an es mated 50,000 different products across a wide spectrum of industries: from tex les to food products, building materials to bioplas cs, nutraceu cals to nanomaterials, ethanol to animal bedding. S ll, if the use of CBD were more widely adopted by Americans for medical treatments, we would probably all be healthier. 888-234-5656 | www.carlsonlabs.com The Highest Quality Omega-3s From Sea to Store ✔ Professional Strength ✔ Superior Purity & Potency ✔ Wild Caught ✔ Sustainably Sourced The Carlson Omega-3 Di erence "Carpe CBDiem!" Quality matters Full spectrum CBD from a company you can trust! "Carpe CBDiem!" Full spectrum CBD from a company you can trust! • Full Spectrum • Third Party Tested Barleans.com/CBD Quality matters

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