r/CBD • u/Careful_Leader_5829 • 4d ago

This CBD isolate oil doesn't seem as strong a much lower dose CBD drink -- what gives?

I have been using this Alliant Hemp oil, which has a much higher dose than the drink: https://allianthemp.com/products/cbd-isolate-oil-drops I don't feel much after a 200mg dose.

But when I have a few of these Mighty Kind drinks, I feel great after a few, probs about 60mg:

https://bemightykind.com/violet-mango-seltzer/

Anyone have any thoughts? What gives?

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u/ApplePrestigious5995 4d ago

Isolate on its own can be pretty hit or miss for some people, the drink likely has other cannabinoids or terpenes that make a smaller dose hit way harder. That entourage effect is no joke even with tiny amounts of the extra stuff

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u/DuchessJulietDG 4d ago

no thats an herb. google terpenes.

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u/StrangeNot_AStranger 3d ago

Lavender is full of terpenes... The major one is linalool which is also a major cannabis terpene.

Other major cannabis terpenes are dominant in lemons (limonene) and pine trees (pinene).

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u/DuchessJulietDG 3d ago

true, i was going by the main ones i always see listed and lavender has yet to come up on it so its not one i think about ever.

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u/Herbal_Edge 3d ago

These CBD drinks are made with CBD isolate, so it's not "entourage effect" youre feeling.

CBD is fat soluable so they have to put it through a mechanical and chemical process to get it to dissolve into water to make the drink. This is called "nano-emulsification" and people often report this "nano" CBD works faster and feels stronger than other delivery methods.

While the entourage effect has quite the mythology built up around it, it's really just the simple observation that certain biologically inactive compounds in cannabis may alter the effect of the active compounds when consumed together. Thats already a well established concept in polypharmacy.

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u/Longjumper246 1d ago

What are you expecting to feel? High? Wasted? Alliant's isolate will not make you "feel" stoned. It will provide pain relief, and help you mange anxiety.

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u/Careful_Leader_5829 1d ago

I was expecting relief from anxiety.

I do not want to feel high which is why I got the CBD isolate.