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You’ve probably heard of cannabidiol oil, or CBD, and maybe even use it yourself for a variety of reasons, such as treating pain relief, anxiety or insomnia.

If you’re unfamiliar with CBD, simply put, this oil is made from industrial hemp. CBD refers to the varieties of Cannabis sativa L. that contain less than .03% THC, which you may know as the psychoactive element in marijuana. Unlike marijuana, CBD doesn’t make you “high,” rather, the difference in chemistry and genetics give it its therapeutic qualities.

Like many new safe therapies, CBD is everywhere now, and that means there are many differences in how it’s made. One Kentucky company, Acela CBD, has set out to reinvent the CBD industry by helping local farmers in both Kentucky and Ohio thrive and providing innovative, lab-tested pure formulas. It’s part of their mission to empower people to feel their best every day with pure, natural products that came from the goodness of the earth. Their “stem-to-shelf” approach ensures that Acela can design and nurture every part of the process.

Supporting local family farms

Acela’s 100-plus farmers in Kentucky and another expected 100-plus in Ohio grow industrial hemp plants on small plots and hand-harvest the hemp that goes into creating CBD. This means that in an era when many local farmers have to give up their life’s work and their land, Acela is able to help them rebuild and thrive. It allows them to contribute to the continuation of one of the most important parts of American life and work — the family farm.

Acela trains farmers in best practices for this specific crop and helps with supplies, including seeds, starts and clones. All hemp is organically grown, non-GMO and pesticide-free, and is tracked, monitored and meticulously controlled by the hands of those highly trained Acela farmers, all with a stake in the business and its future.

The company also monitors farmers to ensure that they use growing and harvesting practices that live up to Acela’s meticulous standards, regulations and guidelines that have become a model for other CBD producers across the nation. Rigorous third-party testing ensures that purity is maintained and that there are no heavy metals or pesticides in that CBD. Acela’s experts check the soil in the fields, the plants and monitor the growing process as well.

Plus, Acela works with farmers in Ohio and Kentucky on switching to hemp from tobacco, a fulfilling change from a crop used in products known to cause diseases to something instead used for well-being.

A ‘whole plant’ experience

You may have come across hemp oil, which is extracted from the seeds of the industrial hemp plant. Hemp oil does not contain any CBD or THC, but Acela’s CBD oil is derived from the flower bud of CBD-rich hemp plants specially bred to contain high concentrations of naturally occurring CBD.

This “full spectrum” CBD contains all of the cannabinoids found in the hemp plant in nature, rather than just the CBD portion, which means that those different cannabinoids, including some of the minor — but still very important cannabinoids — can work together synergistically.

Those different strains of hemp and the cannabinoids can be used in a variety of products, each designed to help with a different aspect of your health and lifestyle. Specific formulations in muscle and joint balms are used to soothe aches and pains, another formula can help with inflammation and yet another has been used to help you sleep or decrease anxiety. Having just the right formula to fit your needs is of the utmost importance.

Best-in-class extraction methods and purity standards

Starting with the best plants means that only the best extraction methods should be used. Acela uses a high-quality fluid extraction technology that allows them to extract all of the rich nutrients that exist in hemp plants — a whopping 400 of them — without using any heat or harmful solvents. Using CO2 pressure extraction results in a product that contains all the benefits of the plant: a full-spectrum, holistic oil that comes from the goodness of rich Ohio Valley soil.

It’s not enough to grow the best hemp and extract the CBD using the right processes. Before that CBD goes on to the “shelf” portion of its “stem-to-shelf” journey, it must be tested for purity.

And not only does Acela set up those farmers and have a state-of-the-art facility for extracting CBD, the company also uses that licensed analytical lab in the University of Kentucky’s hemp proficiency program to analyze THC and CBD in hemp. This final step in Acela’s third-party testing ensures that each extraction has the CBD it’s supposed to have without the THC it’s not supposed to have.

Using innovative techniques and equipment, lab technicians can maintain quality assurance, ensure the hemp can be accredited and evaluate the CBD. Each product is tested for potency, contamination, pesticides, quality and unique terpene profiles, making Acela a model for standards many other companies are now adopting. Customers know that each CBD product is pure and effective, grown in the USA by local farmers in Ohio and Kentucky.

Learn more about Acela CBD and their full-spectrum CBD oil products for daily self-care and their mission to help American farmers and empower healthy, balanced lives every day for everyone, on their website.

Acela CBD is a group of sustainable hemp farmers, agricultural experts, biologists, chemists, and seasoned industry experts with a shared passion and respect for healing the body and mind through natural, organic products. Find them at 1125 Progress Way in Maysville, Kentucky