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The Promise of CBD, the Cannabis Chemical That Won’t Get You High

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Re: The Promise of CBD, the Cannabis Chemical That Won’t Get You High

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I've been sampling CBD oil from a few different sources the past few months. I just received a bottle from Bluebird Botanicals (as the author did). Their website warns you before purchase about the taste, and after sampling three other products, I just ignored the warning. I received it yesterday and WOW it tastes AWFUL. It's really bad.

I recommend mixing it with honey! My favorite drink with it is CBD + honey + matcha green tea + ice.

How much do you mix in?

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Get a salve made with cannabis and other plants. Something like: http://www.papaandbarkley.com/product/releaf-balm/

Can you link to some medical evidence of the efficacy of that?

What type would you like? Do you think doctors would recommend such products and patients would continue to buy such products if they didn't work/help?

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OK, this article is trying so hard to sound cool. > The oil was the brownish color of a stagnant pond, and tasted like old bong water with a hint of lemon. It sounds like they haven't actually tried bong water, unless the CBD tincture they had was actually incredibly poorly made. Bong water is... not something you just drop on your tongue. It's hard for me to illustrate but it's very disgusting, unpalatable. > After…

Yeah for depression and PTSD the entourage effect is really important, the high is a part of the relief for those who use it for depression and PTSD.

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Anecdotally, as someone with moderate bipolar depression and severe anxiety, a 1:1 THC/CBD tincture has been a miracle cure for me. I’ve spent my whole life going through every SSRI and mood stabilizer in the book, and the side effects have always been worse than just going unmedicated. This is the only thing that has ever truly helped me. Cannabinoids seem to be highly synergistic, where THC can ease the depression…

What dosage are you taking? On what schedule do you take it?

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Can you link to some medical evidence of the efficacy of that?

What type would you like? Do you think doctors would recommend such products and patients would continue to buy such products if they didn't work/help?

You replied to someone complaining about medically ineffective doses with an evidenceless recommendation of another low-dose product.

Doctors and patients both benefit from the placebo effect - if it solves the problem, great, doctor and patient are happy and continue to do it.

I have health issues no one knows how to treat, and I have had doctors (qualified medical experts with decades of experience) recommend things there was little to no reliable evidence for currently, just in case they worked (didn't for me).

I (and lawmakers - CBD etc. are illegal where I am) want to know if things actually work.

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What type would you like? Do you think doctors would recommend such products and patients would continue to buy such products if they didn't work/help?

You replied to someone complaining about medically ineffective doses with an evidenceless recommendation of another low-dose product. Doctors and patients both benefit from the placebo effect - if it solves the problem, great, doctor and patient are happy and continue to do it. I have health issues no one knows how to treat, and I have had doctors (qualified medical experts with decades of experience) recommend thing…

There are probably higher dose formulations.

The key here, though, is that formulation contains THC (and extracts from other plants) and is derived from marijuana cannabis plants, instead of just hemp-derived CBD.

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Anecdotally, as someone with moderate bipolar depression and severe anxiety, a 1:1 THC/CBD tincture has been a miracle cure for me. I’ve spent my whole life going through every SSRI and mood stabilizer in the book, and the side effects have always been worse than just going unmedicated. This is the only thing that has ever truly helped me. Cannabinoids seem to be highly synergistic, where THC can ease the depression…

How long have you been using this approach? (Curious to know if it remains effective over several years).

Anecdotal, but... It’s worked for me and several people I am close with, over several years.

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I have the start of arthritis in my hands. I just spent $50 on a topical salve with hemp-derived CBD oil after reading a lot of reviews about how effective it is. The next day I checked if there was any research on its efficacy. Due to the volume of pages touting the benefits of CBD, finding the actual research was difficult. Most of the search results were either vendors or medical mj boosters. The best I found was…

Your sample size for this claim is a bit small...

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I have the start of arthritis in my hands. I just spent $50 on a topical salve with hemp-derived CBD oil after reading a lot of reviews about how effective it is. The next day I checked if there was any research on its efficacy. Due to the volume of pages touting the benefits of CBD, finding the actual research was difficult. Most of the search results were either vendors or medical mj boosters. The best I found was…

Sounds like you've extrapolated your anecdote about a particular product into a very sweeping generalization about the population.

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For those subject to random drug testing, can legal CBD use trigger a postive result for marijuana?

As far as I know if it is extracted from hemp only, and the label says 0% THC from a reputable analysis company, those tests will not show it.
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