Why synthetic cannabidiol is dangerous

It never occurs to anyone to use plastic fruits or vegetables as a food product, which are produced as an element of room decor. It is the lack of a sufficient amount of reliable information, as well as the aggressive marketing campaign being carried out, that provoke the citizens of our country to purchase, for the most part, outside the legal field CBD products, which include synthetic substances that negatively affect the human body. Some reasons why aggressive advertising is able to impose “synthetic cannabinoids” on the buyer, however, cannot change his physiological state for the better and, moreover, does not have any therapeutic effects are described in this material.

Drug-free cannabidiol (CBD / CBD) is already legal in selected countries around the world. There is a growing controversy today over the various types of CBD products and their origins, especially synthetic cannabidiol.

Synthetic cannabidiol is a form of CBD product artificially created in the laboratory from materials that have nothing to do with hemp. The researchers at the University of California who developed the synthetic CBD formula named the compound "H2CBD." These are man-made chemicals, usually synthesized with fluorine or bromide, and are intended solely to mimic the effects of cannabidiol obtained from natural raw materials. Thanks to marketing mechanisms and a wide advertising campaign, these synthetic substances are positioned as "highly effective", which supposedly are not worse than natural cannabidiol in their properties and do not have "any side effects." But as always, the point is in the details. 

A logical question arises from a common man in the street - why produce synthetic CBD if therapeutically active substances (including cannabidiol) can be produced naturally from a hemp plant? The main reason for the creation of synthetic CBD is pricing. Growing hemp plants for plant cannabinoids is expensive, time consuming and extremely labor intensive. With the growing popularity of the non-drug cannabinoid sector in the cannabis industry, a significant number of companies are looking to increase their profits while simultaneously reducing production times by favoring synthetic CBD. Since the production of synthetic cannabidiol is cheaper, it is logical that the business became interested in this direction to quickly expand its presence in the market, offering synthesized substitutes along with natural CBD products.

It's worth noting that “synthetic CBD drugs” have a number of side effects. Recent scientific studies show that many synthetic CBD products can cause serious psychological disorders, sometimes leading to psychosis and neuroses, malfunctioning of various internal systems of the human body, such as the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular systems, etc. 

One medical study in California analyzed the production of catabolic enzymes by two control groups over 22 weeks. One group took natural CBD drugs, the other synthetic ones. Group members using "synthetic cannabidiol" in their tests showed dangerous levels of alanine amine transferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) - two enzymes mobilized by the body to eliminate the negative effects of synthetic cannabidiol on the human body. Thus, the researchers concluded that the human body is not equipped to properly synthesize (metabolize) synthetic cannabinoids. Based on the results of a number of similar manifestations, as well as additional research carried out by experts, a statement was made, which warns of the significant health risks of people who consume synthetic CBD products. According to published information, the use of CBD products containing "synthetic cannabinoids" leads not only to serious illness, but also increases the risk of death. 

This is one of the reasons why experts in the hemp market, associated with the sale of CBD products, recommend limiting the consumption of synthetic cannabinoids, even in cases where manufacturers guarantee their safety. To get the most out of your CBD products, it is not recommended to use synthesized drugs, but products of natural origin, which will be optimally absorbed by the human endocannabinoid system. 

Against the background of the active interest of potential consumers in CBD products, it should be noted that today's technologies for the production of natural cannabidiol do not allow the extracts to be purified from the full presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the finished product. According to domestic legislation, THC is included in the table of substances strictly prohibited in Ukraine, the consumption of which is a violation of the current regulatory framework and entails the initiation of criminal proceedings, both against the consumer and against the manufacturer or distributor of such products. Based on the above, in the overwhelming majority of cases, cannabinoid products that are present on the domestic market of Ukraine with the designation CBD / CBD are synthetic and cannot be safe for the human body. 

Commentary of experts of the Association "Ukrainian technical hemp"

It never occurs to anyone to use plastic fruits or vegetables as a food product, which are produced as an element of room decor. It is the lack of a sufficient amount of reliable information, as well as the aggressive marketing campaign being carried out, that provoke the citizens of our country to purchase, for the most part, outside the legal field CBD products, which include synthetic substances that negatively affect the human body.

The information provided by the author of the material is confirmed not only by cascade bans on the use of CBD products, which are regularly adopted by the official structures of Europe, the USA, Great Britain, as well as other economically developed countries of the world, but also by the materials of national scientists who work on this issue. Studies by Ukrainian specialists confirm that synthetic cannabidiol is neurotoxic, as well as cardiotoxic, a substance that negatively affects the human body.