Just as you got used to seeing CBD everywhere, it’s got a new counterpart: CBD flower. But what’s so special about this unlikely-looking bud, and why is it taking over the UK wellness sector?
It’s Got Some Impressive Potential Benefits
CBD flower’s relative newness to the UK market means that there is still a lot we can’t know for sure, and much more scientific, peer-reviewed research is needed before we can make any claims definitively. However, limited research and plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests that regular use of CBD flower could have applications for a wide range of conditions, from helping to ease inflammatory and pain conditions to aiding in alleviating stress and anxiety.
It’s not Psychoactive
CBD flower is specifically bred for its minimal THC content – and, as you may know, THC is the chemical compound found in the cannabis plant that produces the ‘high’ we all associate with its use.
This means that people who use CBD flower are not experiencing any intoxicating effects. Instead, many users report a gentle, mellow feeling – nothing like the mind-altering experience of cannabis.
This means it has far more applications – and a much wider potential userbase, since many of us would rather end our evenings with a gentle sense of peace rather than anything stronger.
Popularity Leads to Better Quality
CBD and CBD flowers specifically are relatively new additions to the UK wellness industry. It’s only in the last decade that we have seen these products appearing online and on shelves but, already, the industry has grown massively as testament to how popular CBD really is.
This popularity creates a far more dynamic marketplace – one where producers and brands are working harder than ever to stand out from the crowd. The result for consumers? Better product quality made from plants grown under better and more controlled conditions, by market-leading brands like Moonbar Guy.
This creates a feedback loop, where the better products command a broader customer base – and so on.
Attitudes are Changing
When CBD first made its way onto UK shelves, a lot of people were unsure how to feel about it. While it was made clear that CBD did not produce any psychoactive effects – and that the production of CBD products was regulated strictly to ensure only the slightest trace of THC remained – a lot of people felt the same stigma attached to cannabis transferring onto these products.
For many, the close association with cannabis deterred them from trying CBD, particularly at a time when only a few brands had made their way onto the shelves.
Now, however, we are used to seeing CBD all over the place, from wellness shops to supermarkets and highstreet beauty chains. It’s in skincare, food and drink, oils, flowers, vapes, and gummies – among other things.
Visibility is helping much of the public overcome that initial stigma, and see CBD for what it is.
It’s Faster-Acting Than CBD Oil
CBD flower is generally smoked, which creates a much faster ‘delivery system’ to the body than oils or gummies. Since oils and gummies need to pass through the digestive system, they are slowly absorbed into the bloodstream, which suits some people, but feels a little too slow to others.
Smoking CBD flower means that the CBD is absorbed much faster, via the lungs. For many users, this is ideal, since they can experience the potential benefits sooner and more overtly.
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