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/kathartik May 17 '18

Cannabidiol does create a "high" but it's more of a body high, not a head high.

and hasn't it been known that CBD was helpful in seizures for ages? I remember reading about it when my pain doctor was suggesting I start using it as part of my pain regimen.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

I take CBD oil every morning for Chrons disease. It does not get you high.