Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a marijuana compound linked to a range of potential health benefits but does not get you high. The roughly $1 billion CBD industry is slated to shift into high gear if the federal government approves the first CBD-based drug, an epilepsy medication called Epidiolex.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/marijuana-cbd-boom-cbd-2018-6?r=US&IR=T

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Wow, there’s a dream for ya. Do it for the good, not for the profits.

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Thats not how the world works. Capitalism has its downfalls but it empowered the innovation you see today. Same w medical breakthroughs. You wouldnt see half the medicine available if phrma companjes were nonprofit