nonpsychoactive
adjective
non·psy·cho·ac·tive
ˌnän-ˌsī-kō-ˈak-tiv 
variants
or non-psychoactive
: not psychoactive : not producing an effect (such as changes in perception or behavior) on the mind or mental processes
… a nonpsychoactive extract of marijuana that advocates say can prevent seizures.—
Kira Peikoff
Kira Peikoff… we prepared a non-psychoactive substance from cannabis, which showed a marked ocular hypotensive effect.—M. E. West
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More than 100 are cannabinoids structurally related to THC as well as its nonpsychoactive relative cannabidiol (CBD), which has shown effectiveness in treating various health conditions but predominantly with brain seizure disorders such as epilepsy.
—Joerg Leheste, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
Any drug screening method should not test for the presence of nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolites unless required by federal or state law or regulations.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
This nonpsychoactive component of cannabis is said to have certain medicinal properties.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
This technology makes significant strides in cannabinoid detection with its capabilities to separate readings for THC, a psychoactive cannabinoid, and CBD, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid.
—Andrew Ward, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
After the use of cannabis, the chemical compound that can cause psychoactive effects, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, becomes a nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolite, which can remain in the system for weeks.
—Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
Red White and Bloom has been growing relatively nonpsychoactive CBD and hemp flower at its Granville greenhouse for more than a year.
—Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2020
The 2018 Farm Bill made industrial hemp—and therefore CBD, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp—legal across the U.S.
—Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2019
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Joerg Leheste, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
Any drug screening method should not test for the presence of nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolites unless required by federal or state law or regulations.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
This nonpsychoactive component of cannabis is said to have certain medicinal properties.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
This technology makes significant strides in cannabinoid detection with its capabilities to separate readings for THC, a psychoactive cannabinoid, and CBD, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid.
—Andrew Ward, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
After the use of cannabis, the chemical compound that can cause psychoactive effects, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, becomes a nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolite, which can remain in the system for weeks.
—Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
Red White and Bloom has been growing relatively nonpsychoactive CBD and hemp flower at its Granville greenhouse for more than a year.
—Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2020
The 2018 Farm Bill made industrial hemp—and therefore CBD, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp—legal across the U.S.
—Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2019
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nonpsychoactive
adjective
non·psy·cho·ac·tive
ˌnän-ˌsī-kō-ˈak-tiv
variants
or non-psychoactive
: not psychoactive : not producing an effect (as changes in perception or behavior) on the mind or mental processes
… a nonpsychoactive extract of marijuana that advocates say can prevent seizures.—Kira Peikoff
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