A Note on Our Uplift Oil

Our THCV oils are currently unavailable, and we want to be straightforward with you about why.

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) licenses and oversees hemp processors in the Commonwealth, and they have directed us to stop selling products containing THCV. We are a licensed Massachusetts hemp processor, and we take that responsibility seriously, so these products have come off our shelves while the question gets worked out.

What THCV actually is

THCV is short for tetrahydrocannabivarin. It is one of more than a hundred cannabinoids that occur naturally in the cannabis plant, and researchers have been studying it for decades.

Its name looks a great deal like THC, and that resemblance sits at the center of the confusion. The two are different compounds. THCV carries a shorter three-carbon side chain where THC carries a five-carbon one, which gives them different chemical formulas. That difference matters: it means THCV is not an isomer of THC. The plant also builds the two through separate biological pathways, from different starting molecules. THCV is not a byproduct or a variation of THC. It is its own compound.

They also behave differently. Published research has repeatedly found that at low doses THCV acts as an antagonist at the CB1 receptor, the same receptor THC activates, and at those levels it is not considered intoxicating.

Where things stand

We are not the first Massachusetts company to encounter this. MDAR raised similar concerns with other licensed processors in the pasr. We believe the science on this cannabinoid deserves another look, and we intend to ask the Commonwealth to take one.

If you would like to weigh in

If THCV has been part of your routine, MDAR does hear from the public. You can reach the Industrial Hemp Program through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources at mass.gov/hemp-program.

A few things make a note land well: keep it respectful and brief, say who you are and where in Massachusetts you live, and speak plainly about your own experience and why access matters to you. Personal notes carry far more weight than form letters. Please stick to your own perspective rather than making claims about what the product does medically, for your sake and ours.

What happens next

We will keep this page updated as we learn more, and if THCV returns to our shelves you will hear it from us first. In the meantime, our team is glad to help you find something else in the line that suits what you were reaching for. Reach out anytime or feel free to view our tinctures here. Our CBG CBD Oils are a good substitute for our Uplift Oil, as well as consider our newest Soothe CBC CBD CBG Oil.

Be Well,
Laura
Co-Founder & CEO, The Healing Rose