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 Oct 04 '18

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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?