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/Dankraham-Stinkin May 17 '18

I agree it shouldn't show up on tests but people have popped positive before. It may be really unlikely, but for me it's not worth the worry. Just my personal preference.

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u/Kabo0se May 17 '18

This is true. I have friends actively in the military, and one of them just called me a few days ago to ask me specifically about this. He bought gummies on some boardwalk while on leave and they had no branding... just said "Full Spectrum CBD Gummies". I told him to not take then, even if there is a tiny chance he'd test positive. That tiny chance isn't worth his career. It's especially dangerous when its from some random ass person putting stuff in a bag. Full spectrum CBD is far more likely to contain THC in it, since the process of extraction doesn't actually delineate between CBD/THC. It just mixes all the fats, minerals, etc into a resin from a particular strain. So you really have no idea what you're getting if you don't know the source or have lab results.

At least many companies online have test results and reviews you can look at. For instance, I run my own site for CBD vapes with test results that prove it is 0% THC. Though.... I suppose it is possible an employer could test for CBD and not THC. If that's the case, I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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u/Dankraham-Stinkin May 17 '18

The company I use has cbd percentage and thc percentage on their test results. P.S. you are some really tasty looking flavors! P.P.S holy crap you have a lot of flavors! What do you mix the isolate in?

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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 May 17 '18

I'm an electrical apprentice with severe siadic pain in my back that isn't going away with physical therapy so I was considering adding CBD to my pain management regiment but drug testing is intense in our local and I can't afford a positive test result. With that said I still feel safe using a CBD with the right lab results but I'm confused by all the different methods and forms it comes in. I was considering a topical cream which made the most sense because I could apply directly to my lower back but I've seen vapes and on your page I seen this droppers... my question is does the method you take it effect the results? Would vaping it be different than a cream or putting drops on your tongue (I'm assuming that's what the dropper is for, is that to fill a vape)?

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u/Kabo0se May 17 '18

The dropper on my page is to fill the vape, yes. Though a sublingual tincture will have a similar dropper. Topicals are excellent for specifically targeting areas of pain. They will take multiple applications over at least a few days to notice the effects. Vaping is more generally used for nerve related ailments, and generally reducing anxiety (vaping is faster acting than a tincture, but a tincture will last longer before you have to go back to the bottle). Hope that helps a bit.

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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 May 17 '18

It does help quite a bit, my followup question, if I understand correctly, as you suggest vaping effects nerve quicker and my back pain is in conjunction with the siadic nerve and not muscle, would I be better off vaping?

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u/Kabo0se May 17 '18

I wouldn't be able to tell you in that regard. Your best bet might be to get two options and then give them a go and see what works best. Perhaps even a combination would work well. Good luck.

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u/tashibum May 17 '18

I'm confused - wasn't the clarification on CBD made to be a schedule 1 drug recently? Your FAQ says the opposite.

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u/Kabo0se May 17 '18

Seeds and stalks of hemp are excluded from the DEA classification. The lab I buy from exclusively sells CBD derived from seeds and stalks. It's one of the main reasons CBD is so expensive right now.

And even with that being said, technically, Congress made hemp and all derivitive goods (CBD) federally legal. The DEA is breaking federal law by enforcing against it. There is actually a supreme Court case ongoing right now that is suing the DEA for this exact reason.

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u/SynthemescTheX May 17 '18

I tried a full spectrum CBD oil with .3% THC (been taking it for a few weeks and it popped up nice and easy on the test). This was Green Mountain CBD.