CBD Education

Hiking is great. It gives you a chance to soak in the great outdoors while either getting some much-needed alone time or spending quality time with those you love – all while exercising your body. What’s important to note about hiking, though, is that it has the potential to become uncomfortable, and sometimes even dangerous. If you’re not prepared to be in a remote location, if you don’t have the right kind or the right amount of food, the correct clothing and outerwear, or if you forget to check the weather that day, you could be in for a world...

CBD is great – we’re all aware of that by now. But it’s not the only beneficial ingredient inside hemp. There are other ingredients included as well, two important cannabinoids known as CBG and CBN.  These are two cannabinoids you might not be familiar with. You might be asking, what is CBG? What is CBN? ICHOR is here to answer those questions – and tell you how awesomely these three cannabinoids can work together. CBG What is CBG, you ask? It’s simple. It’s the ‘parent’ of every cannabinoid present in hemp. Everything starts out as CBG, then goes on to...

Did you know that, out of a group of more than 140, CBN was the first cannabinoid to be discovered by scientists? It’s true! This cannabinoid, though not the most widely known, was first in line.  CBN – FIRST AND FOREMOST. What is CBN? Much like CBD, CBG, and THC, CBN is a cannabinoid. And it’s a cannabinoid that occurs naturally in the hemp plant as it ages. When the plant is exposed to heat and/or oxygen, THC converts into CBN and loses its psychoactive properties. Because it no longer contains anything psychoactive, this means that CBN, unlike THC, cannot get...

As hemp cannabinoids continue to grow more popular with the general public, people want to know more and more about them. There’s plenty of information out there available on CBD, being that it’s become something of a household name. But what might not be so familiar is CBG – the parent hemp cannabinoid that offers just as many benefits* (maybe even a few more diverse ones) that CBD does.  ALL ABOUT CBG What is CBG? That’s the question everyone is asking. Well, we’ve got the answer right here. Just like CBD, CBN, and THC, CBG – which stands for cannabigerol –...