Cannabinoids, as a group, have had an uncertain legal status for a number of years. This is rapidly changing, however. On December 20, 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill, PL 115-334) was signed into law federally. The legal definition of hemp is the Cannabis sativa L. plant with a THC concentration of less than 0.3 percent, by dry weight. Anything above 0.3 percent THC is essentially classified as "marijuana" and is federally illegal, although some states have legalized all forms of cannabis.

In the United States, we are governed by local, state and federal laws. These laws, and their practical enforcement, may vary from state to state and municipality to municipality. There may be situations where local agencies have not updated their laws to remove CBD from their ban of Schedule 1 drugs to date. With the demand of cannabis-based products growing globally, it appears to simply be a matter of time before laws are updated nationwide, allowing for significantly decreased restrictions around cannabinoid consumption. If you are concerned about the legality of a cannabinoid product you are considering, we recommend that you ask for a Certificate of Analysis to be sure you know what you are getting and consult with your medical provider before consuming any product.

The Formula30A product line is only sold through licensed medical professionals. You will not find any of our products sold through eBay, Amazon, or any other retail outlets, as we believe that patient education on endocannabinoid system, and how full-spectrum extracts interact with this system, are vital. This includes how cannabinoid consumption may interact with some prescription drugs or other medical conditions that can affect treatment plans. As a result, Formula30A only allows patients to purchase cannabinoid products through Formula30A-approved, licensed medical professionals.

If your medical provider isn’t currently carrying Formula30A or has not yet investigated the endocannabinoid system in depth, please reach out to us so we can refer you to a certified Formula30A provider. If your current provider would be interested in learning more about the endocannabinoid system and carrying cannabinoid products for their patients, please refer your provider to us for more information.

Formula30A products are not restricted to medical professionals who are unable to prescribe other forms of medication. Most medical professionals will qualify to carry and provide Formula30A products to their patients. Examples of practitioners we work with include, but are not limited to:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
• R.N.: Registered nurse
• N.P.: Nurse practitioner
• A.P.N.P.: Advanced practice nurse practitioner (also abbreviated as A.P.N.)
• A.P.R.N.: Advanced practice registered nurse (also abbreviated as A.P.R.)
• C.N.M.: Certified nurse-midwife
• C.N.P.: Certified nurse practitioner (also abbreviated as N.P.-C. or N.P.B.C.)
• C.R.N.A.: Certified registered nurse anesthetist
• D.N.P.: Doctor of nursing practice
• L.P.N.: Licensed practical nurse
• P.A.: Physician assistant
• P.A.-C.: Certified physician assistant

Don't see your specialty above? Feel free to send us a quick message to check your eligibility.

There are countless cannabinoid products available on the market today which vary immensely in terms of both quality and safety. Patients are asking loved ones for advice or turning to internet searches for answers about cannabinoid products (as you may be doing right now, for example). In this volatile market, we believe that medical professionals need to be the trusted source of information so that patients can benefit from CBD without getting harmed.

As a result, Formula30A products are only available for purchase from a verified Formula30A Medical Provider. Our goal as a company is to partner with like-minded physicians as well as industry and medical professionals to help bring the highest quality Full Spectrum Hemp Extract to their patients.

From Medical Doctors and Nurse Practitioners to Chiropractic Doctors and Physician Assistants, the network of practitioners carrying Formula30A products is growing every day. Not sure if your provider carries our products? Contact us here and we will help you determine how you can purchase Formula30A from a certified medical provider.

There are numerous ways manufacturers can extract CBD from the hemp plant. Typically, hemp is extracted using a solvent, such as alcohol, ethanol, butane, or propane, which can destabilize the extract. The most popular form by industrial extractors is CO2 (carbon dioxide), which claims to be safer than alternative solvents and easier to scale for large amounts of CBD production.

At Formula30A no herbicide, pesticide or toxins ever touch our hemp plant during our entire process from farm to final capsule. We get a clean organic hemp plant that was grown in clean Colorado Soil by artisan growers who understand cannabis. So when it came down to extraction, we needed a way that stood up to our standard of pure, clean, and simple. Formula30A hemp oil is processed using a patented water-based extraction process adapted from one first used by the Egyptians thousands of years ago. This allows us to obtain a beautifully clean full-spectrum hemp extract, with all the phytocannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids in tact.

Further studies are warranted to examine the potential long term effects of solvent-based extraction processes. However, until research indicates a safety profile showing no risk to patients from potential toxins, particularly when it comes to ingested products, we believe water is the best option.

Are you confused why there are so many different doses, concentrations, and mixtures when CBD-based products came to the market? At the launch of Formula30A, even we thought we would need a complex dosing site for our providers to figure out how much CBD should they recommend. Initially, our research indicated that peer-reviewed studies on the subject used a wide range of doses that reported statistically significant results. We also were confused by why there were so many products with so many different doses.

Positing the question to the medical practitioners on our Medical Advisory Board, we found (anecdotally) that 25mg concentration appeared to be the “sweet spot” for our Formula30A capsules. Our 3-arm observational study on anxiety, chronic pain, and insomnia, performed in June of 2020 across 6 diverse specialty clinics, confirmed these findings. 95% of patients enrolled reported statistically significant reductions in symptom severity while using 25mg Formula30A capsules over eight weeks.

Each batch of Formula30A produced for our Medical Providers is triple tested for potency and purity to conform with our 25mg per capsule standards. We are committed to providing providers and their patients with the consistent high quality you expect from products serving the medical community.

Your first and best source of information is your medical provider. Products in the CBD market that are currently available vary greatly in their formulations, extraction processes, delivery methods, additional ingredients, and potency testing. Further complicating matters, different "classes" of cannabinoid formulations - isolate, broad spectrum, and full spectrum - have been demonstrated differences in overall product efficacy.

Formula30A CBD contains 25mg of solvent-free, full spectrum cannabinoid extract with organic coconut oil in vegan capsules. Based on anecdotal reports from medical providers recommending Formula30A in the practices, as well as Formula30A's recently completed observational studies, one (1) daily 25mg capsule of Formula30A CBD is the suggested starting dosage for most patients. However, as the endocannabinoid system affects interactions throughout the body, it is strongly recommended that you consult your physician before taking CBD supplements.

Due to the nature of the Cannabis sativa L. plant, this question is very important to understand for patients and providers alike. Hemp is highly absorbable and uses a process called phytoremediation to absorb and remove heavy metals and toxins from the soil. It has been used for thousands of years to clean the soil and is an important tool in crop rotation a more nutrient rich soil. While many companies provide you with a test for potency of their hemp extract, it may be even more important to know what is not in your hemp extract. A common problem with industrial hemp is the presence of herbicides, pesticides, toxins, residuals, heavy metals and mold, all of which can make their way into the end product.

Formula30A uses a patented water-based extraction process, and our hemp flower only goes through this process once, which is why it is important that we test the hemp flower for potency directly from our state approved organic hemp farmers. That way we are assured that our hemp flower meets the federal <0.3% threshold for THC and does not contain toxins and heavy metals. Once the hemp flower goes through our extraction process, the oil is tested again to determine potency of the CBD compound in our oil. Finally, we submit our encapsulated Formula30A to a 3rd party independent laboratory, where potency and purity are confirmed, as well as the omission of toxins, heavy metals, residuals and mold.

Certificates of Analysis for our products are available on our website by clicking here. Our commitment Triple Testing helps ensure that medical providers and their patients can trust that what is on the label is what is in the product. If you are going to consume a cannabinoid product of any kind, make sure that your manufacturer can produce a Certificate of Analysis for potency, as well as potential toxins.

Formula30A cannabinoids are created using full-spectrum hemp extract. In addition to key components such as CBD or CBG, there are over 100 other naturally occurring compounds present in our products, including trace amounts of THC (less than 0.3% by dry weight, as determined by US law). Just like the consumption of poppy seeds may lead to a positive drug test for opioids, the consumption of certain hemp products may lead to a positive drug test for THC.

That is why Formula30A advises patients to purchase their CBD from a licensed Medical Provider who can provide you and your employer with the necessary paperwork verifying Formula30A products contain less than the legal limit of 0.3 percent THC. Our Medical Advisory board recommends that you reach out to your Human Resources department or your employer with a letter from your provider and a copy of the Certificate of Analysis of Formula30A before consuming any cannabis-derived product. Once you have your approval, then you can enjoy the benefits of Formula30A without the risk.

Employers commonly use standard urine tests to identify illicit substances in the urine. As most of these types of tests are geared towards identifying THC, rather than CBD or other cannabinoids, trace amounts of THC in legal full spectrum cannabinoid products may register as a failed drug test. More accurate tests, such as blood tests that can measure THC from hemp versus THC from marijuana, can help to prevent false positives where available.

If you are consuming any cannabis product that claims to be THC-free or Isolate, it is strongly recommended that you consult with your physician. According to a 2020 study performed by the FDA, 45% of CBD products tested contained the amount of CBD advertised (within ±20%). Even more worrying, 49% of products test had THC levels that exceeded the legal limit for hemp extracts. We recommend that you always ask for a certificate of analysis and confer with your medical provider before consuming any cannabinoid product.

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Science, research and education are the cornerstone of medicine. However, it takes time to get information out to medical providers, who were taught in medical school that the FDA found “no medicinal value” in cannabis and that it was once classified as a "Schedule 1" illicit substance. The US cannabinoid industry is only just emerging and for the medical community, due to legal restrictions that have only recently been lifted, this is a whole new frontier.

Like many wellness-based protocols, it takes years for medical institutions to embrace non-pharmaceutical based therapies for their patients. With our diverse Medical Advisory board of MD’s, DO’s, NPs from multiple specialties, we are bringing this education to their peers. Our goal at Formula30A is to build a strong network of trusted providers in every state, so patients are able to access high quality cannabinoid products directly from their own providers.

If your preferred local provider in your community does not carry Formula30A, please refer them to us using this link. We will reach out to your provider with educational resources, developed by a diverse board of their medical peers, about the endocannabinoid system and Formula30A all-natural cannabinoid products. In the meantime, we can refer you to a practitioner that will be willing to help you and ship product to you directly.

Hemp (the legal term for the Cannabis sativa plant with less than 0.3% THC content by dry weight) has over 100+ phytocannabinoids of which CBD, CBC, CBG CBN and THC are just to name a few that have been identified and studied. There are additional naturally occurring compounds called terpenes and flavonoids which are believed to have therapeutic effects in full spectrum extracts. During extraction for Full Spectrum hemp oil, the whole plant flower is used, maintaining the plant's balance of cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids. According to studies from Israeli biochemist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, who has studied the endocannabinoid system throughout his career, the whole plant creates an “entourage effect” in the body, with greater efficacy when all the parts of the plant are maintained during the extraction process of the oil.

On the other hand, the Isolate extraction process attempts to remove all these phytocannabinoids, flavonoids, terpenes and isolate only the cannabidiol compound (CBD) into what is defined as a CBD isolate. In a study done by researchers in 2015 in Israel, they found that the single-molecule CBD administration created a bell-shaped-dose-response curve with a narrow therapeutic window. These studies showed that when CBD exceeded a certain point its therapeutic impact declined dramatically. This is not the case with full spectrum hemp extract, as the compounds work synergistically together to create the anti-inflammatory response desired.

Cannabidiol (CBD), one of over 120 different phytocannabinoids derived from the Cannabis sativa plant, is one compound under investigation for its reported anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as its ability to reduce symptom severity with insomnia and chronic pain. Lacking the widely known and often controversial psychoactive effects of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), research on cannabidiol has demonstrated symptom relief for a wide range of disorders, due in some part to its effects on activity in limbic and paralimbic areas of the brain and receptors throughout the body.

CBD also has an excellent safety profile with limited adverse effects compared with other available treatments.¹⁸ However, while popular belief holds that CBD is a relatively benign substance, clinical evidence shows that there is a potential for drug-drug interactions. Given the wide availability of products containing CBD on the market today, from tinctures to coffee additives, this underscores the necessity for medical supervision of CBD intake and formulation-specific clinical research.

Some biological interactions, and their related potential therapeutic benefits, include:

• Activating 5-HT1A Serotonin Receptor: Helps with anxiety, addiction, appetite, sleep, nausea, vomiting
• Binding to TRPV1 Receptors: Moderates pain, inflammation, body temperature
• Activating Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors (PPARs): Has been shown to produce anti-cancer effect and help with Alzheimer’s
• Blocking G Protein Receptor GPR55: May decrease bone reabsorption and the spread of cancer cells

Not only are there thousands of companies out there popping up daily, but so many of them have so many types of CBD in different sizes, concentrations, and flavors. Formula30A was designed from inception to be a pure, clean and simple product line, with only the ingredients necessary to deliver cannabinoids to body and saturate the CB1 and CB2 receptors.

When it comes to our Formula30A organic full-spectrum hemp extract capsules, the only other ingredient is organic MCT oil (coconut oil) as the carrier oil. These two ingredients are heat-sealed vegan (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose) capsule. Why add any other ingredients when you have a whole plant that the human body recognizes and can absorb without harmful side effects? Formula30A is committed to bringing to the medical community a product that is unadulterated by processing, like so much of our food and other CBD products. Other Formula30A products, such as our topical balms, include only natural and organic ingredients. Complete ingredients list and description can be found on the Products page.

Just like it makes a difference where grapes our sourced for fine wines, the soil and climate matters for a hemp extract. If you want to ensure that you are consuming a clean organic hemp extract, make sure you ask where your hemp is grown. With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill and cannabis industry growth projected to top $20 billion by 2024, many state legislatures are passing laws to benefit from this profitable trend. What were once fields of tobacco crops in states like Kentucky are now moving to a more profitable field of hemp plants.

As farmers and consumers are finding out, this plant is not just another crop and not all hemp sources are equal. The quality of consumable products created from hemp grown in Europe, China, or Australia, initially bred for paper, fabric or rope, can vary widely. Additionally, legal limits of less than 0.3% THC by dry weight can be a challenge to farmers unfamiliar with growing cannabis. While the law requires crops to be destroyed if they exceed this limit, manufacturers can use multiple processing cycles with solvents to get products to acceptable levels. However, according to the FDA, even this standard is often broken; 49% of products sampled by the FDA in 2020 contained THC levels above the legal limit.

Through extensive investigation, Formula30A has made the determination that Colorado has been the most vetted state in the United States - by both federal, state and local agencies - to figure out how to safely, effectively, and sustainably produce this crop. What is interesting about the farmers in Colorado is that they have been growing sustainably organic food crops for decades due to the demands of the local population. The net effect of decades of "cleaner" farming practices relative to the majority of the rest of the country culminate in overall higher quality soil with fewer contaminants and a cultural environment committed to the continued preservation of organic and sustainable farming practices.

In other words, you can’t simply flip a switch and go from fields that used herbicides and pesticides to a clean organic field. That is why we only use state-approved artisan organic* farmers in Colorado to harvest our full spectrum hemp extracts for the production of Formula30A products. Our farmers all operate under the following practices:

• No Pesticides
• Solvent-Free
• Non-GMO
• Organically* Grown
• Certified Kosher

*Due to the current legal conflicting positions of U.S. federal, state, and local authorities in the matter of the Cannabis sativa L. plant, official USDA Organic certification is restricted. Formula30A hemp plants are cultivated in accordance with USDA Organic regulations and procedures.