It鈥檚 in chocolate, cocktails, soap, gummies and bath bombs. These days, it seems like you can buy cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD, mixed in with just about every product imaginable.
CBD is a non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis plants. It鈥檚 supposed to make a user feel calm while relieving aches and pains. And CBD products are everywhere.
Saw a lady in clinic with neuropathic facial pain who has been off work for 3 years due to pain. After just 2 weeks on CBD, her pain improved and now she鈥檚 back at work!
鈥� Dr. Richa Love (@drrichalove)
Consumer sales of CBD , according to Cashinbis. They project that the entire market will be worth over $1 billion by next year.
The lack of psychoactive effects from THC, while providing medical relief to many conditions including epilepsy, makes CBD oil a strong option for children and elderly patients.
While CBD is still federally illegal in food and beverages, the Drug Enforcement Agency said it鈥檚 not going to spend time and resources tracking down anyone who orders CBD cookies online or buys a CBD smoothie. that the 2018 farm bill legalized CBD, 鈥� hemp plants with less than 0.3% THC. CBD can be derived from hemp or cannabis.
, an attorney and cannabis advocate, says 鈥渃annabis and hemp are, scientifically speaking, the same plant. They share the same genus, Cannabis, and the same species, Sativa 鈥� The difference comes in breeding and use.鈥�
Researchers are just beginning to study the compound鈥檚 effects on pain relief and relaxation.
What do we know so far? Does CBD actually work? How do consumers know they鈥檙e getting the real deal? And 鈥� why are some people giving it to their pets?
We unpack the deal with CBD.
Produced by Kathryn Fink.
GUESTS
Jayne O鈥橠onnell, Health policy reporter, USA Today;
Ziva Cooper, Research director, UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative;
Laura Fuentes, Co-founder and, Green Roads CBD; licensed pharmacist;
Mandy Bloomingdale, Patient family using CBD for a variety of medical benefits, including helping reduce seizures
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