CBD & Other uses

CBD oil currently has a range of applications and promising possibilities.

These include:

• smoking cessation and drug withdrawal
• treating seizures and epilepsy
• anxiety treatment
• reducing some of the effects of Alzheimer's, as shown by initial research
• antipsychotic effects on people with schizophrenia
• future applications in combating acne, type 1 diabetes, and cancer

Although more research is required to confirm some uses of CBD oil, it is shaping up as a potentially promising and versatile treatment.

In June 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved one form of CBD as a treatment for people with two rare and specific kinds of epilepsy, namely Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) or Dravet syndrome (DS).

The brand name of this drug is Epidiolex.

More generally, marijuana-derived CBD products are not yet legal at the federal level but are legal under the laws of some states. Hemp-derived CBD products that contain less than 0.3% THC are legal federally but are still illegal in certain states.

People must check their state's laws and those of anywhere they intend to travel. They must keep in mind that the FDA does not approve or regulate nonprescription CBD products. As a result, labeling may be inaccurate.