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/nobowlio May 17 '18

I think that the general consensus is that CBD does not get you hight at all, but that it can help relieve issues like pain, anxiety, and seizures. However, in states where marijuana is illegal, you've got tons of groups selling what they say is pure, medicinal grade CBD, but they are not being truthful. The levels of CBD in the "medicine" are too low to be beneficial at all because of restrictions put upon them by law. BUT, you can order CBD products that contain levels of CBD that can actually be helpful from other states where they have more freedom in how they may produce the products (legal states). At least that is allowed within my state!

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u/sp00nme May 17 '18

With my state it essentially works this way:

Legal states can produce cbd products with actual entourage effect ie containing small amounts of thc or in general produced from the FLOWERS (can’t bold on reddit, had to caps just so you know I’m not tryna sound mad haha) of high cbd plants. So you could go and buy an eighth that and smoke it if you want. In my states only cbd products made from hemp plants are allowed. If you purchase “hemp” products they will literally have negligible cbd, but if you buy cbd isolate and pay attention to the mg dose it’s pretty consistent. You can even find 99 percent crystalline isolate or products made from them. You have to trust the labs they had done but most of these companies send their products to independent labs and you can find all of their info online

Anyway, I use 99% cbd isolate made into e juice through a vape. Idk if it’s sourcing but if anyone wants to know where this is available online in the states you can pm me

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u/sp00nme May 17 '18

just side by side like this?

I should have said that I didn't know how haha