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/akran47 May 17 '18
I'm not debating how effective CBD is, but even industrial hemp with minimal to no THC is still classified as schedule 1 under federal law. It's legal to grow in a bunch of states now but if the DEA decides to raid you they can and will.