Floyd Landis Grows Hemp on His One Acre Farm- Becomes a CBD Mogul

Floyd Landis has hopped on the CBD bandwagon. Last week, he and his two colleagues went to make rounds of his Amish farms nestled in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to check on the crops. The plants belong to the same species – Cannabis Sativa – that produces cannabis which makes people high when they smoke it, however, technically their crops are hemp, a special genus of cannabis which consists of low THC content.  THC or tetrahydrocannabinol is the psychoactive substance found in cannabis plants that renders a euphoric feeling and produces hallucinations if consumed in high amounts. It tends to produce chemical changes in your brain that might even trigger seizures, and cause mental disorders.  However, hemp plant consists of CBD, or cannabidiol, another substance found in marijuana genus plants which are non-psychoactive in nature. CBD has garnered immense popularity for its anti-inflammatory properties that aid in treating acute pain, inflammation, swelling, muscle injury, and even cancer. Many people also use CBD for reducing stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression.  The Food and Drug Administration has approved only one CBD infused medicine known as Epidiolex to treat two rare and severe forms of epilepsy found in children – Dravet syndrome and…

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