It’s a hot topic.  Cannabidoil (CBD) is popping up all over the place.  You hear about it in the news, from friends and neighbors, and online.  So what’s all the fuss about?

When you hear the term CBD Oil or CBD, it means Cannabidoil.  Cannabidoil is one of the active ingredients found in the cannabis (marijuana) plant.  But CBD comes from industrial hemp – a cousin to the marijuana plant.  Tetrahydrocannabidoil (THC) is the psychoactive element of marijuana that gives the ‘high’.  CBD, because it is from industrial hemp, has very low levels of THC – it won’t make you ‘high’.  Industrial hemp is a fibrous plant – they make rope out of it.  THC is formed in the buds of the marijuana plant – but industrial hemp is cultivated without allowing the plant to bud.  That’s why it has less than 10 percent of the THC as marijuana, and The World Health Organization has stated that no indications of abuse or dependency issues have been found in humans.

So why is everyone talking about CBD?  Most use it to help with sleep, ease anxiety, or relieve pain – but does it work?  The Permente Journal study found improvement in their recent study looking at sleep and anxiety – you can read it here.  U.S. News has recently reported on the pain relief potential of CBD in an article on January 7, 2019.  The verdict is that more testing of CBD oil is needed, but results look promising.