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
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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.
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the individual consumer,
Oklahoma is clearly no longer
anxious to prosecute those
cannabis products like CBD
which have no intoxicating
component.
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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