What is a Hemp Cigarette?: A Complete Guide to the Latest, Greatest Trend

If hemp was good enough for George Washington, it can probably help you too.

President Washington grew hemp mostly for making sail canvas and ropes, but that’s probably because he did not know about the benefits of smoking hemp. If he had known about those, he would have been rolling hemp cigarettes too.

A hemp cigarette represents one of the quickest and most effective ways to enjoy the benefits of CBD, without the drawbacks of traditional tobacco cigarettes.

What Is Hemp?

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The species Cannabis sativa consists broadly of two strains based on the amount of THC, or the psychoactive component in cannabis that gets you high.

The first strain, the marijuana plant, contains higher levels of THC. Levels can be as high as 25%, but in places where marijuana is legal, the products at most high-quality dispensaries average around 18%.

The second strain, hemp, has a much lower THC content. In the United States, the federal government allows the sale of hemp products containing up to 0.3% THC by dry weight volume. With its low level of THC, hemp does not produce the same high as marijuana.

But, while it is low in THC, hemp is high in other potentially beneficial compounds like cannabidiol or CBD. While CBD will not get you high in the same way as THC, it may offer other benefits.

The Effects of CBD

As we mentioned above, CBD is not psychoactive, and it is legal to sell. For these reasons, CBD is a popular alternative for people who want some of the benefits of cannabis without the high.

While research into CBD is still in its infancy, the documented benefits of CBD include:

  • Pain relief
  • Reduced anxiety and depression
  • Help with neurological disorders
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Alleviating cancer symptoms and the effects of chemo

Again, the research is ongoing, but so far there is solid evidence for the benefits of CBD and, by extension, for the benefits of hemp cigarettes.

The Hemp Cigarette and Bioavailability

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For you to enjoy these effects, you need to get CBD into your bloodstream so it can reach the sites in your body where it can have an effect.

That is the idea behind bioavailability: of the initial amount of a drug that you take, how much reaches the site of action, and how fast? For most drugs, and for CBD, that site of action is the bloodstream. The higher the bioavailability, the more effects you will see with the same dose.

There are many factors that affect how much of the CBD you take will make it to your bloodstream, but the most obvious one is the delivery method. You can take CBD orally in capsules, edibles, and oils. You can also apply it topically in creams.

Smoking CBD has a much higher bioavailability than either of these methods because of how the body processes it. With oral routes like pills or oils, the CBD has to pass through the digestive tract and the liver. These organs break it down before it even reaches your bloodstream.

Transdermal methods like creams or patches bypass the digestive system, but your skin also acts as a barrier to absorption. There are ways around this, but CBD will enter your bloodstream slowly through the skin compared to other methods.

Smoking CBD, on the other hand, is fast and effective. CBD passes easily through the small membranes that line the lungs, and from there it enters the bloodstream right away. For this reason, a single hemp cigarette can create peak levels of CBD in the blood in minutes.

The only downside of this method is that smoking produces certain byproducts (fluorene, pyrene, acrylonitrile, and acrylamide) that can irritate the lungs. But, hemp cigarettes are still a huge improvement over regular cigarettes in that respect.

Hemp Cigarettes Versus Tobacco Cigarettes

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While inhaling any kind of smoke can damage your lungs, smoking cannabis is not associated with lung cancer and other lung diseases like smoking tobacco cigarettes.

The main reason is that hemp cigarettes do not include the same additives as tobacco cigarettes. Hemp cigarettes do not contain any nicotine, so they are nonaddictive. And, because they are all-natural, they also do not include the 599 additives in cigarettes.

Hemp cigarettes can actually help you quit smoking tobacco cigarettes. In a study done by University College London, patients who took CBD were less likely to respond to smoking-related cues than patients who were given placebos.

But smoking is not just a physical addiction. There are also social and behavioral patterns associated with it, like the cigarette break. Just look at any posts on social media, you’ll find lots of influencers are using hemp cigarettes for this reason.

Hemp cigarettes offer a more healthful replacement for these behaviors. If you replace a tobacco cigarette with a hemp cigarette during your smoke break, you remove all those harmful and addictive additives as well. You can maintain the habit without all the drawbacks.

Where To Buy Hemp Cigarettes

As we mentioned above, smokable hemp is legal at the federal level provided it meets certain THC limits. However, regulations on hemp can vary between states. Right now, North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, and Florida have stricter laws on hemp.

Because the law can vary between states, it’s important to research the laws in your particular area before shopping for hemp cigarettes.

Even if hemp cigarettes are legal in your area, it’s important to find a reputable seller as well. CBD has become a trendy product, and more and more sellers are jumping on the bandwagon without adequate knowledge or quality goods.

You could be buying hemp cigarettes with some of those same additives as tobacco cigarettes if you are not careful. Or, your product may not include the level of CBD you expected or that the company advertised.

Given the number of shady companies out there right now, you want to find a seller who will guarantee their product is pure and potent.

The Benefits of CBD, Fast and Easy

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Smoking a hemp cigarette is one of the best ways to get the benefits of CBD. It maximizes the level of CBD in your bloodstream quickly and conveniently. If you’re a smoker, hemp cigarettes could be the last piece of your plan to quit.

Learn more about how our hemp cigarettes offer the highest-potency, broad-spectrum CBD available, supported by certified lab results. Or, if you still have more questions, explore our CBD FAQs.

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