FAQs

What is CBD?

CBD stands for Cannabidiol, a type of cannabinoid that occurs naturally in cannabis plants. There are over 100 different kinds of these cannabinoids, but CBD and THC are the most well known. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive cannabinoid found in cannabis, and causes the sensation of getting “high” that’s often associated with smoking marijuana. However, unlike THC, CBD is NOT psychoactive. Hemp and marijuana come from the same plant, Cannabis sativa, but the two are very different. Industrial hemp is not legally classified as marijuana due to its extremely low THC content (<0.3%).

The human body is actually designed to receive CBD, and contains what is called the Endocannabinoid System (ECS). The ECS is involved in regulating a variety of homeostatic functions including sleep, appetite, pain and immune system response. The body produces endocannabinoids itself, but also has two receptors for cannabinoids, called the CB1 receptors and CB2 receptors. CB1 receptors are mainly found throughout the brain, while CB2 receptors are found primarily in the immune system. Research has discovered that CBD may work to reduce pain in two ways: by changing the way your body interprets the pain from your brain, and by lowering and preventing inflammation in the body.

Are your products third party tested?

Yes. Our hemp is third party lab tested throughout the entire growing process, as well as our soil quality and our final products. We third party lab test for cannabinoid profiles, soil quality, heavy metals, and any contaminants. This lab testing ensures that we are within federal THC level requirements, and that we are bringing you a clean, high quality product that has accurately measured CBD levels.

Is your hemp organic?

Our hemp is grown to USDA Organic specs. (There is not an “Official Certification” for Hemp yet.) Our land used to grow our hemp is also Certified Organic by the USDA. Our final products contain no preservatives, and are flavored using only all natural Ingredients.

Are your products vegan?

YES! The only product that is not 100% vegan is our gelcaps. The Gelcaps do contain gelatin. The Hemp Reserve Capules are Vegan.

Is your product an isolate?

All our products are obtained through CO2 extraction methods. This is one of the safest, cleanest extraction techniques available that provides full spectrum cannabinoid profiles. Our Hemp Reserve capsules are obtained directly from the plant, without the use of heat, heavy chemical solvents, or preservatives.

Not only does the isolation process remove many important and beneficial secondary cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids, obtaining a CBD isolate also involves heavy chemical solvents that often leave residues on the final product.

Does your product contain THC?

Our hemp is compliant with the federal laws for industrial hemp growing, which states that in order to be classified as industrial hemp, there must be <0.3% THC. This is a trace amount of THC and is classified as non-psychoactive. All full spectrum hemp products contain a trace amount of THC. In fact, the presence of this beneficial cannabinoid contributes to the entourage effect and increases the efficacy of the CBD.

Will the use of your products show up on a drug test?

We cannot guarantee that our products will not show up on a THC drug test. It depends on the dosage, however, trace amounts of THC can very rarely produce a positive on a drug test. If you are taking large doses of our products, you may want to alert your company’s HR department that you are using a legal hemp product. A simple referral from your doctor can often prevent any misunderstandings.

What is the legal status of CBD?

In 2003, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was issued a patent on CBD – along with other active cannabinoids – for its use as a neuroprotectant therapy. This seemed like good news that the government finally acknowledged CBD as an effective medicine, however, it was not removed from the list of Scheduled narcotics. Thanks to the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, Hemp has been removed from the list of scheduled narcotics, and is now federally legal in all states. Keep in mind, industrial hemp is classified as such due to its low THC content (<0.3%).

CBD has gotten a lot of attention in the media for its treatment of epilepsy. In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new cannabis derived drug, Epidiolex, for the treatment of certain types of severe epilepsy. Epidiolex will only be available by prescription, not to the general public. We are not sure what the future holds in terms of FDA regulation in the CBD industry, but hopefully it will lead to safer, cleaner products on the market, and legal pathways for industrial hemp farmers and processors.

What is Delta-8 and Why Broadway Hemp Doesn’t Carry it?

Delta-8, an isomer of Delta-9, or a molecule with the same number of atoms of each element but with a different atomic arrangement, is also naturally occurring in hemp and marijuana plants, but generally in trace amounts. Trace amounts are normally below 1% of the total dry weight of a cannabis flower. This is the statement that makes us wonder how safe Delta-8 products are when there are so plentiful and cheap. Let me give you an example of what we are trying to say. To get a pure delta-8 product we need to make an isolate from cannabis flowers. We will use simple weights and assume we can get a full 1% level of Delta-8, and will use an easy-to-understand price for demonstration purposes only. Let us start with 100 pounds of hemp at $500.00 per pound and we have $50,000.00 in raw material. Now we process this hemp with chemicals to dissolve the plant material leaving only the delta-8 behind. This process costs $3500.00, so now we have $53,500.00 invested to get 1 pound or 453.592 grams of isolate. This makes 1 gram of isolated delta-8 cost $117.95 before we process it into the final product. This Delta-8 isolate is 99.9% pure and 0.01% chemical solvent. This is too expensive to compete with Delta-9 products so we need to make it in the lab using CBD and expose it to a chemical cocktail to make “synthetic” delta-8 for about $20.00 per gram. The drastic drop in price is due to using “dirty” cannabis.

In April 2021, a research team backed by the U.S. Cannabis Council purchased an assortment of unlicensed delta-8 THC products from unregulated retail stores in California, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Michigan, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Indiana.

Of the 16 products tested by ProVerde Laboratories in Massachusetts, none were compliant with the legal limit of 0.3% THC specified in the 2018 farm bill.

According to the report, many of the products contained compounds not allowed by state law in regulated cannabis products. These compounds included the metals chromium, copper, nickel, and lead.

Additionally, many of the samples contained residual traces of solvents (the chemicals used in the process to separate delta-8 THC from hemp) at levels not safe for human inhalation. Those solvents included hexane, methanol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, heptane, acetone, and isopropanol.