Cannabidiol (CBD)

CBD (Cannabidiol) is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, a compound found in Cannabis. Recent research has demonstrated that CBD, cannabidiol, is effective in slowing or reversing a number of different types of cancer; as well as other serious illnesses. Plants are either high in THC or they are high in CBD. These two components are not found equally in Cannabis. Therefore plants with a high CBD ratio have a low level of psycho-activity. CBD—had been bred out of plants grown primarily for that reason, there was no “high” associated with it’s use. Only in the past year have CBD-rich cannabis varieties been identified, thanks to an analytical chemistry lab launched by Steven DeAngelo the Executive Director of one of the nation’s top model and non-profit medical cannabis dispensaries, Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California.

Cannabis naive patients, who have no prior experience with marijuana, may feel more comfortable with strains higher in CBD, due to their low psycho activity (the feeling of being high). Patients may also respond better to varieties of cannabis which couple low THC levels with high CBD levels, because they enhance medical effectiveness while reducing or eliminating psycho activity. "Ultimately, there will be greater demand for CBD-rich cannabis, than there is for cannabis that just gets you high," predicts DeAngelo. "Only a small percentage of people enjoy the psycho activity of cannabis, but almost everybody can benefit from its medical properties."*

Below are a number of studies and articles discussing the benefits of Cannabidiol.