Over the last few years, hemp-based products have grown rapidly in popularity thanks to their holistic and therapeutic properties. This is especially true for the chemical compound cannabidiol, or CBD, which is said to have health benefits ranging from stress relief to pain management.

Perhaps you’ve already heard all the buzz around CBD, but here’s something you might not know: Cannabis sativa plants contain more than 100 cannabinoids, and CBD is just one of them. Another one is CBG, which is one of the more well-studied cannabinoids that’s thought to have some medicinal benefits of its own. This raises some important questions, like whether or not one should opt to try a CBG oil, and if they do, which hemp brands even offer CBG products?

What is CBG?

First things first: CBG stands for cannabigerol, a plant compound that’s essentially the “mother” precursor of all the other phytocannabinoids.

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