The cannabis market of recent has been ripe with opportunities and new innovations as legalization has continued to have its effect throughout the industry. One of the most prominent aspects of the cannabis market has been the introduction of cannabis-based health products. It is widely known and regarded that cannabis can have a large and positive effect on a wide variety of ailments, but many companies have increasingly come out with new products and new ways to consume the substance. As these new products hit the market, many have wondered how the small amount of regulation on the claims that are made are affecting the consumers who purchase them.
One of the biggest advancements in cannabis being used as a treatment for everything from seizures to pain reduction has been the use of CBD or cannabidiol. Although CBD has been shown to be one of the most promising substances for treating these diseases, the substance has been widely unavailable in many places around the world. One of the biggest issues lies simply in the lack of knowledge for the substance. Many believe that CBD is essentially the same as using cannabis which it inherently is not. CBD has been used as a non-psychoactive way to get the benefits of cannabis without getting the high that comes with it. CBD has also been shown to have little to no side effects which has been a major reason for its popularity among children as a way to reduce the ailments mentioned prior.
In recent times, CBD has gained a large amount of traction as an inebriant or a way to calm down without the adverse effects of getting “high.” Many companies have been working to infuse the substance into everything from drinks to tinctures with largely positive results. Drink giants such as Molson Coors and Coca-Cola have even shown interest in the past few months about partnerships with cannabis businesses to produce these drinks. Some users of cannabis have stated that THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis, can often give them an unwanted edge or they simply don’t have the time to be inebriated during the day. CBD, on the other hand, has the opposite effect and can often calm patients down as well as offer pain relief and a wide array of other desirable characteristics. Well some of the products that have been manufactured with CBD have been regulated, a lot of the products on the market have suffered from illegitimate claims putting a bad name on the whole of the market.
Phillip McGuire, professor of psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience at King’s College London stated that “Cannabidiol is the hottest new medicine in mental health because the proper clinical trials do suggest it has clinical effects. It is the No 1 new treatment we’re interested in. But although there’s tons of stuff in the news about it, there’s still not that much evidence.” The fact is, there is a large amount of evidence that shows CBD has a lot of potential, but the substance has yet to be studied to a full extent. The hopes are high that in the near future scientists will be able to have more access to CBD so that it can be studied to help illustrate its large amount of potential.
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