• Answering the Web’s Most Searched Questions About CBD

    Answering the Web’s Most Searched Questions About CBD

    CBD has become such a national craze that the number of online searches for CBD-related queries has surpassed just about every celebrity and trend you can think of. And yet, these queries have revealed that most people searching for CBD still have a lot of fundamental questions about this new health craze - questions like, what is it? What does it do? How does...
  • What Is A Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract?

    What Is A Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract?

    CBD is a cannabis compound that has been taking the health and wellness realm by storm in recent years. While some prefer CBD isolate products, it’s the “full-spectrum hemp extracts” - CBD products made using the whole cannabis plant - that have been stealing a lot of the limelight.  Related Article: CBD Isolate vs. Full-Spectrum CBD Oil But if it isn’t just CBD that...
  • What is CBDA and How Does It Work?

    What is CBDA and How Does It Work?

    Cannabidiolic acid, or CBDA, is one of the 110+ cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. It’s the precursor to CBD, meaning it can convert from CBDA to CBD in the right conditions. The family of cannabinoids is closely intertwined. Cannabinoid production starts when an enzyme causes geranyl pyrophosphate and olivetolic acid to combine and form CBGA. CBGA is independently converted to either CBG, THCA,...
  • How Much CBD Should I Be Taking?

    How Much CBD Should I Be Taking?

      How much CBD should I be taking? It’s a seemingly simple question with a myriad of possible answers. Like with most things cannabidiol-related, preferred serving size is unique to each person and related to what their individual endocannabinoid system needs. Prior to starting with CBD, like with adding any dietary supplement, it’s a good idea to consult with your doctor to make sure...
  • Guide for Introducing CBD to Cats

    Guide for Introducing CBD to Cats

    Why would a cat need CBD? They’ve got nine lives, right? Turns out, cats can benefit from CBD in just the same way that humans and dogs can. All vertebrates, including our feline friends, are endowed with an endocannabinoid system that allows CBD to interact with the body. Basically, it’s the ultimate gift for health and wellness. Our recommended serving size for our own...
  • Why Does CBD Oil Taste Bad?

    Why Does CBD Oil Taste Bad?

    Bluebird Botanicals’ CBD is known for many things - its quality, affordability, accessibility, and transparency of ingredients. It's also known to our customers to taste... well, a little different. Earthy. Robust. Or, as one customer so kindly put it, “like bong water mixed with grass clippings.”  Yeah, that’s not an appealing description. But there’s a reason why our extracts taste the way they do -...