DENVER — CBD is everywhere these days. Although unproven, devotees of the chemical ingredient pulled from cannabis and hemp say it has medicinal qualities that can remedy a wide variety of symptoms.
But cannabis experts are quick to point out that CBD, or cannabidiol, is just one of hundreds of known cannabinoid compounds found in the cannabis plant. And because it’s only recently become (somewhat) legal to study the potential benefits of the cannabis plant, we’re only just now starting to learn about all these different compounds.
“Cannabinoids are in fact a neuroprotectant. People are using them for epilepsy, mental illness, brain issues,” Melanie Rose Rodgers, founder of the Denver-based Influential X, said while speaking at CSP’sCBD and the Future of Cannabis Forum. “They’re (also) an antioxidant, and an anti-inflammatory. It’s why people with immune disorders and inflammation of the body are turning toward CBD. [But] there’s so many different products out there.”
Rodgers specifically cited CBN, CBG and CBC as three cannabinoids to watch out for. Here’s a look at those compounds and what benefits they might offer.