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ENTERTAINMENT BUZZ OPED: CBD is OK Cannabidiol (CBD) is hemp- derived oil that is used as a health supplement by ever increasing numbers of people. Anecdotal reports (and a few scientific studies) show findings that CBD helps people with a wide number of symptoms and conditions. Oils and other products containing cannabidiol are ingested, or used topically, in a wide variety of types. Until recently, Oklahoma outlawed the sale of CBD along with any other substance derived from the cannabis plant, aka “hemp”, aka “marijuana”. However, a few years ago Oklahoma passed a measure allowing products that don’t contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the psychoactive chemical found in those cannabis strains which are called marijuana, but not found in those types called hemp. Even more recently, clarification of Oklahoma law allowed the sale of CBD products to come out into the open. These 0 percent THC products are now being sold almost everywhere. Convenience stores, for example, began to offer these products. Other outlets CBD OIL include novelty and record stores, health food stores, online mail order and more. Wherever it’s obtained, CBD is a non-intoxicating form of cannabis has proven the truth behind the claim that the use of this plant can be part of a healthy lifestyle. But with so many different businesses selling CBD type products has created some 918.485.6951 | CBD works because the human body produces a variety of cannabinoids on its own. This endocannabinoid system helps regulate a variety of basic bodily functions. The endocannabinoid system also reacts to illness and inflammation. Because it helps the body reach equilibrium in so many basic functions, CBD can provide an assist with a wide variety of conditions. NO THC NON-PSYCHOACTIVE “Serving all of Oklahoma!” 6 the individual consumer, Oklahoma is clearly no longer anxious to prosecute those cannabis products like CBD which have no intoxicating component. www.thecurrentbuzz.net degree of confusion in a state like Oklahoma that still aggressively outlaws most marijuana. Since Oklahoma now considers CBD to be “not marijuana,” Oklahomans can indeed now use these products for a wide variety of ailments. However, some reports have pointed out that technically, Oklahoma’s reclassification only applies to CBD treatments that have FDA approval. That federal government body has yet to actually approve any CBD-based drugs. Federal law in regards to any