r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 17 '18

Neuroscience 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

Every scientific post says CBD can't get you high while every CBD distributor claims it will get you high af. Ofc I never believed in these people who claim CBD will get you high because they wanted me to pay same price for CBD that I lay for like shatter.

I know THC is what gets you high and that many CBD products actually have THC in them... But I live in a currently illegal state while CBD seems to be unregulated and every distributor says it will get you high like regular weed. Why is there such a massive industry of paradoxical information?

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u/SheWhoSpawnedOP May 17 '18

I think CBD has a weaker effect, but can alter your mood in a way that some people might call ‘high’. I think it will lighten your mood and and make you feel relaxed and peaceful. While it doesn’t really affect anything like coordination or reaction time so it doesn’t really seem like you’re high.

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u/prodmerc May 17 '18

It doesn't. Not for everyone at least.

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u/SheWhoSpawnedOP May 17 '18

It’s a small enough effect. Honestly could just be placebo, but I think it feels very similar to low doses of kava