Industrial hemp farms review 2022

The CBD industry is fast picking up, and there are many CBD brands from which to pick your favorite CBD picks. While the many industries provide people with many options from which to choose, it can equally become confusing. This article reviews the properties of one of the largest CBD brands, i.e., Industrial Hemp Farms. Started in 2018 by entrepreneur Gus Hanger, the then CEO of the company, Industrial Hemp Farms has fast grown and now features more than 70,000 customers and makes more than $30 million per year. Although its website does not have a dedicated FAQ page, it has a Terms & Conditions page that answers most questions the FAQ section would take care of. Its contact information includes an email address and a phone number that clients can use to reach out to the customer care department. IHF boasts a plethora of products from which to choose, including delta- 8 flowers and THC, hemp flowers, rolls & dabs, CBD tinctures, edibles, and vapes, and also offers pet products. The items sell for $2.75- $6,500, allowing a wide product range that clients can explore. The hemp products on the brand’s website have an average price point of $0.05 per mg CBD, well below the market average. The hemp is sourced from organic farms in Oregon, Denver, and Colorado Springs, and the extraction facility is equally located in Colorado. IHF conducts 3rd party tests but does not have a centralized lab hub for posting the results. The results are scattered on individual product pages, but we could not find the batch numbers for our products. Besides, although the company offers same-day shipping to all the US destinations, it does not have free shipping, and clients have to pay for every single product, regardless of the value. There are many products in the company’s inventory, and each features one or more of the three CBD formulations, including isolate-based, full, and broad-spectrum formulations. Here is the full review of IHF 2022.

About the Brand

There is sufficient information about IHF on its brands, and one can easily surf through the brand’s official website to read about it. The company was launched in 2018, and at the point of inception, CEO Gus Hanger headed it. This is a young entrepreneur who would sell herbal remedies in his early days while in school and whose passion led him to head the brand. Since its launch, IHF shares the goal of offering the best ever CBD in the hemp market. As such, it strives to line in line with this mission statement by sourcing its organic hemp locally and using it for manufacturing the isolate-based, full-, and broad-spectrum CBD tinctures, topicals, vapes, edibles, and hemp biomass.

There is a lot to admire about the brand, including how fast it has grown. Although it is only 4 years old in the CBD arena, it celebrates more than 70,000 customers and makes more than $30 million yearly, and we expect that it will even grow further. Still, the company does not offer free shipping or military veteran discount like most brands of its caliber. Nonetheless, its low average price point of $0.05 per mg CBD attracts many clients, as confirmed by the many customers it boasts. You can reach the IHF customer care department using a phone number and an email, and you can rest assured of getting a prompt response.

Specs

There are many CBD brands in the hemp space since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill increased the demand for CBD items. Still, each company has its properties that set it apart from the rest in the hemp space. While reviewing IHF, we found the following properties to be true, based on its website;

  • IHF offers products n the three CBD formulations, including isolate-based, full-, and broad-spectrum formulations.
  • The total CBD concentrations in the products range from 10 to 1,000,000 mg CBD, allowing clients with different CBD needs to find something for themselves.
  • The company applies vertical integration such that it runs all its processes, contributing to the low costs of its items.
  • The product inventory features many products, including CBD, THC, and hemp flower products.
  • You can shop CBD topicals, edibles, tinctures, vapes, delta- 8 THC & flowers, and hemp dabs, pre-rolls, and concentrates from the company’s website.
  • The CBD and THC products on the company’s website cost $2.75- $6,500, allowing clients a wide price range to tap on.
  • The company’s products are relatively cheap and have an average price point of $0.05 per mg CBD, well within the market average or even below it.
  • There is no free shipping, regardless of the value of your purchase.
  • The company allows same-day shipping, suggesting high chances of receiving the orders the same day.
  • IHF ships its products to all the US states and Canada.
  • It deals in organic-certified hemp and hemp products.
  • Its hemp is locally sourced within the US.
  • There are wholesale and retail terms for shopping
  • You can shop any CBD product online on the brand’s website.
  • Although each product should have a third-party test result on its page, the brand does not post them, yet there is no centralized hub for posting them either.

Hemp Quality

Hemp quality is critical in the hemp space since it is the sole determinant of the product quality, in turn affecting how clients will respond to the product. It is no wonder that most brands go to all heights to source high-quality hemp for manufacturing CBD products. IHF scored well in hemp quality since it sources its hemp locally within the US. The hemp comes from five states in the US, including Oregon, Colorado, and Denver. Besides, they are certified organic, and their processing does not feature non-organic items. The extraction facility for IHF is located in Colorado Springs, where the harvested hemp is processed and manufactured into CBD.

Transparency and Reputation

Like any other industry, transparency and reputation are paramount to any brand since they determine how well or badly a band performs. There are many ways to ensure transparency and reputation, including providing sufficient information about a company and conducting 3rd party tests. IHF scored relatively well in the two parameters since it reveals enough information about itself. Based on its brand, IHF was launched in 2018 to offer the ‘best ever CBD in the market,’ a line it has been upholding since its inception. Besides, most reputable CBD brands conduct 3rd party tests to further uphold their reputation, and the IHF is no exception. Still, it has room for improvement in transparency and reputation since it does not have a centralized lab hub for posting all the 3rd party tests.

IHF could do better in transparency by adding an FAQ section to its website. When people visit any website, they check the G+FAQ section to get the answer to most questions they may have. Yet, IHF does not have an FAQ section, although it has a Terms & Conditions page where it addresses most concerns. While this is ok, it is not the best way to go since a few patient clients would have to surf the site extensively to access the questions under the T & C section.

Accuracy

Other than transparency and reputation, most brands that want to build themselves a name in the CBD space uphold accuracy. They not only conduct 3rd party tests but also ensure there is only a slim line between what the labels of various products bear and the actual content, which builds client confidence. IHF has a long way to go in accuracy since most products whose CoA we viewed posed higher variance. For instance, the 1000 mg Zkittle dab had 789 mg CBD, revealing a 211 mg deviation, which translates to a 21.1% variance, well above the acceptable 10% variance limit. Besides, of all the products we ordered, only one fell within the 10% acceptable limit. It is the 1000 mg isolate powder that tested 961 mg CBD, revealing a 39 mg deviation, translating to a 3.9% variance. This means that while IHF does well in some areas, it has room for improvement, particularly in this area.

The Manufacturing Process

The manufacturing process is yet another critical factor in the hemp space since it also determines the quality and contaminant purity of different items, in turn informing how clients will respond to the final product. It includes everything from hemp growing to harvesting and CBD manufacture. IHF sources its hemp locally within the US, specifically in its farms located in 5 states, including Oregon, Denver, and Colorado Springs. The hemp farms are located in ideal farms, especially because Colorado and Oregon are two of the commonest hemp growing zones, particularly because of their climatic and anthropological factors.

IHF boasts many hemp strains, including indoor-grown and outdoor-grown hemp strains. According to its website, IHF is a retail and wholesale dealer in hemp biomass, hemp extracts, and CBD products, and it is no wonder that it invests in so many hemp strains to ensure its clients have a plethora of hemp strains from which to choose. Besides, IHF deals in organic hemp, meaning no herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides find their way into the final products, increasing the chances of offering the consumers nothing but the best CBD, in line with its mission statement. Once the hemp plants mature, they are harvested from the farms and taken to Colorado Springs, where the extraction facility is located. It is on this site that the company process the hemp to produce CBD.

The company uses CO2 extraction to process hemp and manufacture CBD products. They prefer this method, which happens to be the gold standard in the hemp space for its ability to strip CBD from the hemp surfaces without unnecessarily adding solvents to the final products. In fact, the brand’s products confirm that CO2 extraction is effective since the results indicate no presence of heavy metals or industrial solvents. The resultant extracts feature all the three CBD formulations, including isolate-based, full-, and broad-spectrum CBD. The pet items, tinctures, topicals, edibles, and the CBD vapes in the company’s inventory feature at least one of these formulations, and all the CDB items have less than 0.3% THC, in line with the 2018 Farm Bill requirements.

After extracting CBD from the hemp surfaces, the next stage in the manufacturing process includes 3rd party testing. IHF works with independent labs to conduct 3rd party tests, whose intents are to confirm the product’s cannabinoid profile, THC/ CBD content, and purity against standard contaminants, including heavy metals, industrial solvents, molds, filth, animal residues, and external matter. Most brands post the lab results on a centralized online hub, but not IHF. It has its 3rd party lab test results scattered all over the website on individual product pages, which is a kink that deserves improvement for the brand to match other CBD brands of its caliber and perform better. As such, if you need the lab tests, you have to surf through the product pages and look up the specific item.

Product Reviews

IHF has a large product inventory, featuring the following items that you can order directly on its official website;

IHF Tinctures

If your preferred way of taking CBD oil is by taking tinctures, IHF got you covered. The brand offers isolate and terpene tinctures in 1500- 10,000 mg CBD concentrations, and you can easily buy them from the official website. They have a wide potency range of 33.33 to 333.33 mg/ml CBD, and they are MCT oil-formulated to increase bioavailability. The tinctures have a $0- $0.02 per mg CBD price point, well below the market average. The suggested dosage for the tinctures is ½- 1 dropper full, constituting about 1 ml CBD.

IHF Edibles

The edible line does not have many products but basically offers full-spectrum CBD gummies with less than 0.3% THC. They come in assorted colors, flavors, and shapes, and there is a plethora to choose from. Each gummy constitutes 10 or 25 mg CBD, and you choose your favorite pick. Like other CBD items on the company’s website, the gummies are MCT oil-formulated and CO2-extracted.

IHF CBD Vapes

You can also buy CBD vape cartridges from IHF. The company offers 475 mg vapes featuring 475 mg CBD, with about 300 puffs. They cost $14.99 and have an average price point of $0.03 per mg CBD. The vapes are free of nicotine, vitamin E, vegetable glycol, and many other contaminants. They are formulated with MCT oil and made from CO2-extracted CBD oil.

IHF CBD Topicals

The brand also offers topical products, including lip balms, lipsticks, and creams. They are formulated with MCT oil and made from CO2-extracted CBD oil. They also feature additional ingredients, including essential oils for smoother application. The lip balm features stevia for enhanced sweetness. All topical CBD products by IHF are meant for external application.

IHF Hemp Biomass

The brand offers hemp biomass, including cultivars, clones, and seeds. Also found here is dried matter for construction. You can visit the company’s website and choose your ideal product from the biomass inventory.

IHF Hemp Dabs, Pre-Rolls, and Flowers

If you need hemp flowers, pre-rolls, and dabs, you can get all these from the company’s website. They feature different sizes and shapes, ranging from 100 to 1000000 mg packs. The hemp flowers come in heart and kief options and do not undergo extraction since they are offered as they come. You can also find concentrates like distillates and dabs in this line.

What We Like About the Company

While reviewing IHF, we especially liked the following things about it;

  • The company provides its clients with many CBD items to choose from. You can buy CBD pet items, tinctures, topicals, vapes, and edibles from the website, and you can also buy hemp biomass, extracts, dabs, pre-rolls, and concentrates from the company website.
  • The CO2 manufacturing method the company uses to extract CBD from the hemp surfaces ensures no industrial solvents attach themselves to the extracts, adding to the purity and quality of the items.
  • The items feature all the three CBD formulations, including isolate-based, full-, and broad-spectrum CBD, further allowing CBD clients many options from which to choose.
  • Conducting 3rd party tests improves the company’s score on the reputation and transparency indices
  • The wide price range of $2.75- $6,500 is a plus for the company since it caters to all clients of different purchasing powers.
  • IHF sells its CBD, THC, and hemp products cheaply since they have an average price point of $0.05 per mg CBD, well below the average price point and what other brands of its caliber offer.
  • By providing same-day shopping, you can shop for any item on the IHF website and have it delivered to your doorstep on the same day.
  • Whether you want CBD products on wholesale or retail terms, IHF pot you covered.
  • All CBD items on IHF inventory feature less than 0.3% THC, in line with the 2018 Farm Bill requirements.
  • Vertical integration by IHF ensures all the processes are run by the brand, contributing to the low costs of items.
  • The wide CBD concentration range of 10- 1000000 mg ensures all CBD fans with varying needs have something that meets their desire.

What We Don’t Like About the Company

Although there is everything to appreciate about IHF, the company has kinks that it has to straighten to perform better in the CBD arena. It has 70,000 CBD clients and makes about $30 million every year, but this can improve if it corrects the following kinks;

  • The company conducts 3rd party tests, but it does not have a centralized lab test hub where it uploads all the lab results.
  • Although it claims to upload all 3rd party tests on its website, the items we ordered did not have their lab results online, and we had to reach out to the company to access them.
  • Most products we ordered failed 3rd party tests since their CBD variances were well above the 10% acceptable variance limit.
  • The company does not offer free shipping, regardless of the value of your order.
  • There are no arrangements for offering military vets a discount.
  • There is no dedicated FAQ section, so clients visiting the site have to surf it tirelessly to reach the T & C page, which addresses some questions the T & C would address.

Overall Verdict

Our review for IHF was great. IHF was launched in 2018 under the inspection of CEO Gus Hanger and boasts more than $30 million per year and a large loyal customer base of more than 70,000 people, so it rightfully calls itself the largest CBD distributor in the world. It has a mission to provide the best CBD ever in the hemp space, which it upholds by using organic-certified locally-sourced hemp for manufacturing CBD. Its inventory includes CBD tinctures, vapes, topicals, and pet items and extends to THC and hemp products like dabs, pre-rolls, hemp biomass, and concentrates. It offers CBD items in the isolate-based, full-, and broad-spectrum formulations, ensuring that all CBD clients with varying needs get something for themselves. It sells its products for $2.75- $6,500 and boasts an average price point of $0.05 per mg CBD, well below the market average. Besides, IHF sells CBD items online in retail and wholesale terms, and the total CBD concentrations in its products feature 10- 1,000,000 mg, offering CBD veterans and novices something to count on. The hemp farms are located in Colorado Springs, Denver, and Oregon, whose climatic and anthropological conditions suit the indoor- and outdoor-grown hemp IHF boasts. The extraction facility is located in Colorado Springs, and all the processes follow vertical integration, contributing to the company’s low costs on CBD products. Still, the company has many kinks to straighten, including the lack of 3rd party tests and a centralized hub, no free shipping or military veteran discounts, and the lack of a dedicated FAQ section that addresses most questions people would have about the company and CBD.

 

Barbara Santini

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