Glossary of Terms

The term “cannabinoid” refers to any phytocannabinoid found in the hemp plant. The most common cannabinoids are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Others include tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THCA), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabinol (CBN), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabicyclol (CBL), cannabivarin (CBV), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabichromevarin (CBCV), cannabigerovarin (CBGV), cannabigerol monomethyl ether (CBGM), cannabielsoin (CBE), or cannabicitran (CBT).

The body has two types of cannabinoid receptors: cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) and cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2). CB1 receptors are primarily located in the brain and spinal cord. These receptors control the levels of activities of most other neurotransmitters by turning up or down the activity system that needs to be adjusted. CB2 receptors exist mostly in the immune tissues and are critical to helping control the body’s immune function.

The endocannabinoid system is a vast network of chemical signals and cannabinoid receptors that exists within the body. The ECS regulates and controls many of the most critical bodily functions, such as learning and memory, emotional processing, temperature and pain control, inflammatory and immune responses, and appetite. The primary role of the ECS is to maintain the body’s internal balance, sometimes referred to as “homeostasis.”

Endocannabinoids are cannabinoids produced by the body to stimulate cannabinoid receptors. The term “endogenous” means produced within the body. The word “endocannabinoids” is a shortened form of endogenous cannabinoids. The first endocannabinoid discovered was anandamide. Another endocannabinoid is 2-Arachidonoylglyceraol (2AG).

The hemp plant also produces a vast array of naturally occurring compounds called “terpenes.” The positive contribution derived from the addition of terpenes to phytocannabinoids is sometimes referred to as the “entourage effect.”

Hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa (L.) and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis.

Hemp products means all products made from hemp intended for human investigation or topical application.

Phytocannabinoids are cannabinoids that are derived naturally from the hemp plant. These cannabinoids have a structural similarity to endocannabinoids – cannabinoids that are produced by the body. More than 100 phytocannabinoids have been identified. The most common of which are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinol (CBD). THC has a psychoactive effect; CBD does not.