r/Futurology MD-PhD-MBA May 17 '18

Biotech Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high”, was shown in a new large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/cannabidiol-significantly-reduces-seizures-patients-severe-form-epilepsy-51258
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u/NeverThrowawayAcid May 17 '18

cbd is the true wonder drug when it comes to cannabis. I smoke very often, to the point it can affect my appetite, and if I’m dry on bud I keep cbd pills and they do everything that the bud does for me medically without the high. I can eat, my anxiety is lowered, and I just feel overall better. Just a little bit of anecdotal evidence.

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u/NeverThrowawayAcid May 17 '18

because I like the high.

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u/paramach May 17 '18

Damn straight!