What is hemp? Is it legal?
Hemp does not cause any psychoactive effects and is legal for regular farmers to grow.
Businesses make clothing, soaps, nutritional products, and even houses are out of hemp.
Hemp is legal across the United States and most of the world.
The passage of the Federal Farm Bill, otherwise known as the Agricultural Act of 2014, that the ‘0.3 percent THC or less’ qualification for hemp was enshrined into federal law.
Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act defined “industrial hemp” for the first time in U.S.history and distinguished it from marijuana. Cannabis is hemp, not marijuana, as long as no part of the plant (including the leaves and flowers) exceeded a THC concentration of “more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.”
What makes our hemp different?
Most hemp material sold in the USA today comes from industrial hemp grown in China or Europe. These plants were traditionally grown for their thick fibrous stalks.
Our hemp oil is extracted from the buds and leaves (Biomass), which creates a higher yield and better potency than other hemp material sourced from overseas.
Our Terrebonne Oil hemp products are produced from 100% organic, locally grown plants containing some of the highest quality hemp available in the US today.
O'neil Farms hemp plants are cultivated for the best biomass — creating the highest content and quality.
A chemical analysis of Charlotte’s Web from ROC [Realm of Caring] Labs, dated October 16, 2013, reports the total CBD content at 7.28 percent and THC at 0.24 percent. These numbers suggest that Charlotte’s Web might be a cross between high-resin cannabis and industrial hemp. For marketing purposes, however, Charlotte’s Web was promoted as hemp and nothing but hemp.
Where is Terrebonne Hemp Oil sourced from? How is it classified?
Terrebonne Oil is grown and processed at O'Neil Farms from hemp that is Oregon-grown, 100% organic and natural hemp Plants that have been carefully selected for optimal levels. Since these plants contain less than .3% TH C, they are legally and scientifically classified as Industrial hemp.
Our plants are a high-resin horticultural crop, typically grown from asexually reproduced clones, 1 to 2 plants per square meter, hand-harvested, dried, trimmed and cured.
Cannabidiol, along with dozens of other secondary plant metabolites (primarily other cannabinoids and terpenoids) that augment human brain chemistry and alleviate physiological and psychological distress are extracted from the plant.
Scientific and clinical research—much of it sponsored by the US government—underscores CBD’s potential as a treatment for a wide range of conditions, including arthritis, diabetes, MS, Parkinson's, dementia, chronic pain, schizophrenia, PTSD, depression, antibiotic-resistant infections, epilepsy, and other neurological disorders. CBD has demonstrable neuroprotective and neurogenic effects, and its anti-cancer properties are currently being investigated at several academic research centers in the United States and elsewhere. Further evidence suggests that CBD is safe even at high doses.
For many people the word “terpene” is a strange and unfamiliar term, but it won’t be for much longer. As science and technology carry us to better understandings of cannabis, we’re beginning to see that there’s a lot more to marijuana than its cannabinoid content. To get a hint of the other therapeutic compounds in your strain, just give it a sniff.
Terpenes are fragrant oils that give cannabis its aromatic diversity. They’re what give Blueberry its signature berry smell, Sour Diesel its funky fuel flavor, and Lavender its sweet floral aroma. These oils are secreted in the flower’s sticky resin glands, the same ones that produce THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids. Terpenes are by no means unique to cannabis; they can be found in many other herbs, fruits, and plants as well.
Like cannabinoids, terpenes bind to receptors in the brain and give rise to various effects. The infographic on our website outlines properties of six common cannabis terpenes along with a few strains that tend to express notable levels of each.
When choosing a strain based on its terpene content, keep in mind that different harvests may demonstrate dramatically different terpenoid profiles due to variances in growing and curing techniques. Lab-tested products are the only surefire way of knowing a strain’s terpene potency – without it, you’ll have to rely on your nose to guide you.
Do you test your products?
All O'Neil Farms processes and products are tested internally with an in-house quality control laboratory and State of Oregon approved testing Labs. Testing is conducted on all raw materials, extracts and final products, which are held to exacting standards of purity and consistency. O'Neil Farms works with independent State of Oregon approved labs for third party validation of the quality of all final products. Test results are always available upon request.