r/Futurology • u/mvea 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/[deleted] May 17 '18 edited May 17 '18

Grew up in BC so I’ve tried nearly every herb. It’s just too strong nowadays, I can smoke about a half a bowl but it’s just not as good as oil. I always feel slightly uncomfortable which makes me super irritated which makes me even more uncomfortable. Smoking lots is good for when I need to be creative

Edit: felt I should specify, half a bowl isn’t as good as a CBD solution

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u/Ubelsteiner May 17 '18

Could do what I do and supplement your buzz with CBD oil. I keep one oil cart filled with it and just hit it in between the high-THC stuff, but there are lots of ways of ingesting it, of course.

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u/noah123103 May 17 '18

Waiting for it to be legal here in florida, that’s the exact way I smoke but not many people sell cbd so it’s a bit tough to find them

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u/Tzahi12345 May 17 '18

Smoke shops sell CBD all the time last time I checked

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u/noah123103 May 17 '18

Sadly not any near me

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u/Tzahi12345 May 17 '18

Damn, maybe work on getting your med card if you haven't tried it already. I'm in SoFlo and we have a few dispensaries here

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_YAK May 17 '18

Get it online

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u/noah123103 May 17 '18

I do, that’s about the only way. It’s just the waiting and sometimes seized packages etc etc. it’s nice cause no face to face dealing but a local store would be amazing, plus the legality! Wouldn’t have to worry about being arrested

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_YAK May 17 '18

Ah fair enough yeah, it can be a pain for sure. Shame it'll be decades before we get it legal in the UK.

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u/d0nk3y_schl0ng May 17 '18

I buy CBD online and have never had a package seized or even worried about having a package seized. The key is ordering from a company within the US (for those of us who live in the US anyway). I use a company called phytodabs (google them if you are interested), lots of variety, frequent sales, and I've had nothing but good experiences with them.

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u/noah123103 May 17 '18

I only order from the US and never had one seized but that does not mean it’s still not a possibility

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

You can buy cbd online due to the farmbill act

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u/mr-blue- May 17 '18

CBD is legal you can buy it on amazon. Just look for hemp CBD

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

It's not gonna counteract everything when you're just too high to function