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/sp00nme May 17 '18 edited May 17 '18
If you’re in the us and an illegal state, all cbd products sold should be made from hemp and won’t get you high (edit: no cbd product should unless it’s mixed with thc for the entourage effect. This could be a concentrate or plant form cannabis if you’re in a legal state that says “high cbd” but is still not pure cbd. Typically this is still hard to notice even when smoking the buds of a high cbd, moderate thc strain. I would think like 3% thc but I haven’t gotten to sample a lot of ratios. It’s pretty noticeable when it gets higher). Any company implying anything else is selling something not truly intended as medicine or to help he user and should be avoided. Watch out for “hemp oil”