What is cannabidiol (CBD) exactly?
According to a report from the World Health Organization, “In humans, CBD exhibits no effects indicative of any abuse or dependence potential. To date, there is no evidence of public health related problems associated with the use of pure CBD.” A recent study in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology concluded that “acute CBD alone is unlikely to significantly impair daily functioning or workplace performance.”
How is hemp different from marijuana?
“Hemp” and “marijuana” are terms used to describe the Cannabis sativa L. plant and hemp is distinguished by its low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content (typically less than 0.3% by weight). This low THC level means hemp products are not typically associated with the psychoactive effects (high) that are more commonly associated with marijuana, which is also a cannabis variety with higher THC levels.
What are the benefits of CBD+CBDA?
We can’t tell you the benefits of hemp extracts, or CBD. We can talk about the purity of our patented University developed formula that is Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabidiolic-acid (CBDA) in equimolar (1:1) amounts. The FDA has rules and regulations, and we do not pretend to be a medicine. Just like Omega Fatty acids from fish oil has benefits but is not a medicine. We can tell you that we ensure purity of our products with third-party testing and prove that purity with our Certificates of Analysis (COA). We have thousands of customer reviews that are generated by a third-party verification platform, and all Tanasi™ reviews are from customers who speak to their own experience.
Our Work
GreenWay Tanasi, LLC is owned and operated by GreenWay Herbal Products, LLC, who has been working with its University partner since 2016 to fund research on natural plants of both hemp and ginseng. In 2019, Middle Tennessee State University filed a patent on the resulting CBD+CBDA formula and assigned ownership to GreenWay Herbal Products, LLC. Six years later, the patent was officially granted in December 2025 as U.S. Patent No. 12,496,307. GreenWay Tanasi, LLC has proudly served as the exclusive licensee since, and that formula remains the foundation of every product we make.
The funding for the University also created a ginseng patent, too, and we chose not to sell ginseng products at this time. All Tanasi products contain hemp-derived cannabinoids, Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA), with other carefully chosen carrier oils. GreenWay Herbal Products, LLC additionally filed the patent internationally, and in 2023 received two patent awards in the United Kingdom — you can find the details and claims for UK Patent one and UK Patent two. All other countries where the patent has been filed remain pending as international review continues.
GreenWay Herbal Products, LLC introduced Omega Fatty acids from natural fish oil as the carrier oil in our Tanasi Fish Oil softgels. GreenWay’s formulation research led to a second patent filing covering the fish oil carrier itself, built around an EPA:DHA (1:2) and CBD+CBDA (1:1) formula.
Read the data in our patents filed, and patents awarded, to learn more about the basis of our Tanasi products.
The bottom line?
The Tanasi products are built around a patented University developed hemp extract formula. If you are not satisfied within the first 30 days of your purchase, just email us and we will refund your money as per our Satisfaction Guarantee.
The what? The endocannabinoid system (ECS). All mammals have an endocannabinoid system. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex network of molecules, receptors, and enzymes that plays a crucial role in regulating various physiological processes in the body.
What is the Endocannabinoid System (ECS)?
Think of it as a master control center or dashboard that’s involved in establishing and maintaining health across all systems. Harvard University has a good explanation of the ECS here.
CBD & The ECS
As scientists around the world began to look more deeply at the ECS and understand its role, they realized they were on to something big. In 1995, researchers discovered a set of endocannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 in thousands of species, including humans.
From there, scientists were able to use advances in technology and further understand the relationship between cannabinoid receptors within our body (known as endocannabinoids) and the cannabinoid receptors in cannabis sativa L. compounds like CBD (known as phytocannabinoids).
Now that we know endocannabinoids play a crucial role in so many functions in our bodies, that’s why Tanasi’s patented 1:1 CBD+CBDA formula was designed to work with, not against, your body’s own endocannabinoid system.
The bottom line?
Cannabinoids, specifically cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA) from the hemp version of the cannabis sativa L. plant, are naturally occurring, bioactive molecules that are non-addictive and non-psychoactive (no “high”). The World Health Organization has found no evidence of public health-related problems associated with the use of pure CBD, and people consume it for a wide variety of reasons.
Tanasi is one of the first patented, University-developed line of hemp extract products available to the US market. Tanasi products are created only after scientific discovery and review in a lab setting. The Tanasi hemp extract products contain a patented formula of hemp-derived cannabinoids, Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA), in equal parts (1:1), protected under U.S. Patent No. 12,496,307.
Through years of university research and testing, this specific 1:1 ratio was identified and patented as the foundation of every Tanasi product. It’s a defined, consistent formula, not a single-ingredient extract, and not a random mix of whatever the hemp plant happens to contain.
The Tanasi brand is the exclusive licensor of GreenWay Herbal Products, LLC‘s patented formula. GreenWay Herbal Products, LLC has funded the study of the hemp plant in a university setting since 2016. Their research has utilized a team of chemistry and biology Ph.D.’s and the efforts resulted in a patented formula that is found in each of our Tanasi products. The Tanasi company is rooted in science to ensure we offer top-quality products with a consistency you can trust.
