cbd is a beneficial (medicinal) compound from the cannabis plant while thc is not. thc is the psychoactive compound that gives cannabis user the “high”. cbd can be sextracted from cannabis hemp plants which produce less than 0.69% of thc. marijuana cannabis as opposed to hemp cannabis produces high amounts of thc. sg can ban marijuana but can reconsider growing of hemp for medicinal purposes. cbd products are now very popular and sold in stores at health supplement sections.