Indopedia All Things Marijuana
CBD is a remarkably medically potent component of marijuana. One of over 60 cannabinoids, CBD, short for ‘cannabidiol,‘ has dozens of medical uses, including anti-seizure, anti-inflammation, anti-anxiety, antioxidant, anti-tumor and as treatment for pain. But new research confirms what has long been thought: CBD in addition to other entourage cannabinoids like THC is far superior medically to pure CBD.
Cannabidiol does not produce the ‘high’ associated with THC, another medically useful cannabinoid. This lack of psychotropic effect from CBD is highly esteemed by researchers (and politicians), if not necessarily by the patient.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta brought to awareness for many Americans his conversion to supporting medical cannabis and research and reporting on CBD treatment of intractable seizures in children. The effectiveness of CBD to quiet seizures heretofore unstoppable by a flood of truly toxic drugs has led to the spectacle of, in America, of medical refugees having to leave their harsh home states and head to legal Colorado.
In the USA many state legislators, although often abhorrent to marijuana, have been unable to resist the logic of supplying this safe but…
