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> The purity of CBD and, in particular, the composition of the materials labelled as CBD are also important, especially in light of our findings suggesting that other cannabinoids such as THC might act to counter CBD antiviral efficacy. This essentially eliminates the feasibility of marijuana serving as an effective source of antiviral CBD, in addition to issues related to its legal status.

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> This essentially eliminates the feasibility of marijuana serving as an effective source of antiviral CBD

To elaborate, it's not exactly impossible to do but likely out of reach for the average joe.

Steam and hydro distillation methods only require a bit of readily available laboratory gear, but new and improved techniques such as microwave assisted extraction [1] will only be available to large scale industrial producers for quite some time.

[1] Cannabidiol-enriched hemp essential oil obtained by an optimized microwave-assisted extraction using a central composite design https://bhas.unicam.it/bhas/sites/www.unicam.it.bhas/files/C...

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