Perhaps you have only recently become interested in the outstanding potential of hemp for improving health and wellness, or perhaps you have long been a devoted cannabis enthusiast using hemp products to stay mentally and physically fit. Whatever the case, you want to start exploring the world of hemp today — and that means you need some advice to help you find the best hemp products on the market.

Though cannabis has been cultivated by humankind for thousands of years, a century of prohibition has obliterated the hemp industry. Thanks to recent legalization efforts, hemp products are once again available for public consumption, but because hemp is relatively new to the public, there are many untested and unscrupulous companies serving sub-par products. Fortunately, the following tips should help you identify the best hemp products, so you can improve your health and wellness as you deserve.

Understand the Risks of Bad Hemp Products

Purchasing only high-quality hemp products can be hard work, especially when you could just pick up whatever hemp products you see at your local drugstore or supermarket. Therefore, you might be more motivated to put the effort into evaluating hemp products if you understand what is at risk.

The first and most likely risk of low-quality hemp is the utter lack of any active ingredients. Hemp is not regulated like cannabis, a controlled substance, and the FDA does not screen hemp products as carefully as it tests pharmaceuticals. For the most part, regulatory bodies are striving to make sure that hemp products are not actively harmful, but the result is that many hemp products on the shelf have little to no positive effect. Because you do not want to waste your money, you should be invested in finding high-quality hemp products with the compounds you need to improve your health and wellness.

Less likely but still plausible is that low-quality hemp products do contain dangerous substances. Many cannabis experts hypothesize that trace amounts of toxins like arsenic, mercury and lead could accumulate in hemp products because of how the plant grows. Existing regulations may not filter out all potential toxins; because you do not want to poison your body in pursuit of health and wellness, you need to utilize only the most high-quality hemp products available today.

Inspect the Label

A product’s packaging can be an excellent source of information regarding the quality of the product inside. The packaging should provide a sense of credibility; the graphics should be unique and attractive, as though carefully designed by a marketing team, and all text should have correct spelling and grammar. Hemp products should have labels that elucidate what is inside, describing active ingredients, dosages and more. The label should also guide you to more information about the product and company behind it, perhaps with a website, social media profiles or contact information like a phone number or business address. If any of these components are missing from the label, you might be wary about the product in your hands.

Read Brand Reviews

The internet is an excellent resource for researching hemp products. You should be able to perform a web search on any hemp brand or specific product and find a wealth of reviews from previous customers. You should not be looking for a 100 percent five-star rating; in fact, such a rating should be a red flag that a company is paying for reviews or else deleting negative reviews. Instead, you should look for products with high ratings, and you might read a few negative reviews to get a sense of what people dislike about the hemp products you are considering buying. If a company lacks a large number of reviews, you might hesitate to make any purchases until more people have tested the products before you.


Look for Testing Efforts

All hemp products must undergo a certain amount of testing to ensure that they do not surpass the legal threshold of THC — which is .3 percent. However, some hemp companies go above and beyond to test their products to ensure high quality for their customers. Tests can help companies ascertain the cannabinoid content, the terpene profile and the dosage of their products.

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Some evidence of testing efforts may be present on product packaging, but companies often go into greater depth regarding their testing and evaluation of products on their website. If you fail to find any evidence that a company performs testing, you might enquire about testing through their customer support — but most likely, you will want to look for a different brand that places greater emphasis on product quality.

Not all hemp products are created equal. Fortunately, by learning a bit more about the differentiators between high- and low-quality products, you can ensure that every hemp experience you have is a positive one.

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