How do you use it?
Once the CBD compound is extracted from cannabis and hemp plants, it
is typically packaged in the form of concentrated oil or cream.
For trendy wellness products, the oil is mixed or infused in any number
of other goods, including pills, vaporizers, beauty creams, shampoos
and edibles like candy, mints and flavoured sparkling water.
You can even get CBD-infused pet treats that are marketed to owners of
dogs and cats suffering from anxiety.
And, there’s a growing culture of CBD cocktail enthusiasts, spurred on
by the likes of Food & Wine magazine and Gwyneth Paltrow’s growing
health and wellness empire, Goop.
Recently, CNBC Make It profiled the New York City bar, Adriaen
Block, where customers can choose from an entire menu of CBD-
infused cocktails and food items, like a cheeseburger with CBD-
infused sauce.
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MIKE POWER
‘What an array of products there are: from
CBD water to cooking or massage oils,
pills, chewing gum, transdermal patches,
pessaries, gin, beer and lube.’
Photograph: MediaWorldImages/Alamy Stock Photo
Cannabis has great medical potential
But, don’t fall for the CBD scams
that will come...
T
he UK market for cannabidiol, (CBD) a compound found
in cannabis, will soon be worth £1Billion. But are
consumers being conned?
Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentleman, and gather around. Do you, your
loved one or family pet, suffer from any of the following conditions?
Cancer, Epilepsy, Diabetes, Arthritis, Anxiety, Menstrual Cramps,
Insomnia, Dry Skin, Psychosis, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Anger, Depression,
ADHD, Crohn’s and IBS, PTSD, Opiate Addiction, Parkinson’s, pain of any
kind, migraine, or canine up tightness? Then it’s your lucky day.
CBD: A marijuana miracle or just another health fad?
Is CBD safe?
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The World Health Organization declared in a report that "cannabidiol
does not appear to have abuse potential or cause harm."
The WHO also noted that CBD could have "therapeutic value" for
epileptic seizures..
You can legally obtain CBD in NZ by prescription only. Or by flying to
the US, or the UK, or any other participating country.
However, it's also worth noting that there have been several instances
where the FDA has issued warnings to companies for illegally marketing
CBD products with overblown and unrealistic claims, including that they
can cure cancer.
So even if it can cure cancer and fortify you against future illness and
exposure to toxins, you cannot claim that. q
All can be treated, claim the snake oil salesmen of the modern wild
west, with the miracle cure-all: CBD, or cannabidiol. It’s one of the 119
cannabinoids contained in cannabis sativa, indica and ruderalis, and all
hybrids thereof; aka weed. CBD is legal and doesn’t get you high. Still-
illegal the cannabinoid THC, does get you high very efficiently and it’s
fair to say in participating countries business is blazing.
What a an array of products there are: from CBD water (sold in clear
bottles that mean the sensitive compound swiftly degrades), to cooking
or massage oils, pills, chewing gum, transdermal patches, pessaries, gin,
beer and lube.
The crown for silliest CBD product of the year, however,
belongs indisputably to the CBD-infused pillowcases sold by
one hopeful firm of US fabric-makers.
Yoga classes offering CBD-assisted asanas (postures) and guided
meditation have sprung up, with devotees claiming greater flexibility
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