CBD: Hype or Miracle?
By: Jose Solis
Tags: Cbd, Hemp, Health, Marijuana, Cannabis

Since November, 2018 the first FDA approved CBD drug is being sold across the US by prescription, its name: EPIDIOLEX® an oral solution containing CBD or Cannabidiol which 1 out of 113 discovered cannabinoids found in cannabis plants. The approval is breaking news in terms of CBD legalization for other countries, but is CBD a true solution for many illnesses or is it just an overrated placebo drug growing more and more with the help of the internet and word of mouth?

For centuries, human beings on Earth have tried everything to overcome illnesses and improve their personal well-being, the whole population is right now being treated with medicine based on plants or chemicals which might or might not work depending on numerous factors, specific factors for each individual.

With the lack of information and false hopes of a final cure for lethal diseases such as cancer or HIV, more people are tending to try even new extreme solutions in order to alleviate the pain occasioned by the disease. Mothers and fathers with children suffering of extreme conditions are desperate for a solution to see their loved ones with a happier life, this includes trying even solutions that are totally prohibited by the government depending on where you live.

Marijuana was a legal drug for centuries until 1906 when it began to be labelled as poison. In 1937, the first marijuana tax act was enacted, regulating the plant’s use in the entire United States.

By 1970, it was completely illegal to use marijuana even for medical purposes. The race for its legalization had begun.

Things started to look different about marijuana for many people around the world after reading or watching news of it becoming legal in certain parts of the world, the question was: how can I enjoy the apparent benefits of this plant without being drugged or as we all know “High”?

“The word of mouth of marijuana helping with chronic pain, cancer and more diseases began several years ago but the internet was the real deal breaker.”

To answer the previous question, scientists knew that the solution was to separate the non-psychoactive cannabinoids from the psychoactive ones but medical marijuana was perceived as dangerous for many, making it impossible to build big labs to complete the process of separation.

In January, 2014 Colorado became the first US state to allow the use of marijuana legally for medicine or recreational purposes and even though California was the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use back in 1996, the Colorado legalization of marijuana was the one that changed everything, not only in the US but worldwide.

Keep in mind that this video is from 2014, some information has changed.

With an entire state selling marijuana legally for medical and recreational purposes, companies with certified scientists began to create cannabis products containing almost 0% psychoactive cannabinoids, the main psychoactive cannabinoid (THC) Tetrahydrocannabinol was almost completely separated by this laboratory process.

CBD is one of the greatest cannabinoids providing tons of benefits with almost no psychoactive feeling. In the US people started its medical use in 1996 with the California Law allowing the use of medical CBD by prescription, there has been documented evidence of CBD working nicely on certain people suffering from pain/major to minor diseases since that year.

Families from other states moved to Colorado to start using medical marijuana especially with their sick children. They had no intention of moving because recreational use was allowed. Getting medical use permission was a long process in states where medical marijuana was legal, the simple solution was to move to CO and get any cannabis product legally.

One of the diseases to be witnessed fading out in person after intaking CBD is epilepsy. Kids and adults suffering of it and whom their previous only-solution were pills and lab-produced medicine are now relying completely in CBD.

With this evidence going viral these years, more people are trying CBD, particularly in the US because in other countries CBD is still prohibited. The use of CBD has increased abruptly in the last years and now some people are commenting that it helps certain individuals but it’s not a solution for the entire population and their illnesses. These comments appear after a dramatic spread of news about CBD, apparently helping even to get better eyesight or get taller.

For some people, the CBD miracle is completely false. It’s just a solution shared by the media which is trusted by people that wants to believe it’s the solution for a problem.

People nationwide are claiming that it simply doesn’t work as advertised and this arises a new question: is the CBD product that you are buying 100% pure? Groups defending CBD and groups denying its benefits are discussing now if CBD is a real thing. Even though there is good evidence of it working (like on people with seizures) some people won’t accept it is a real solution for major illnesses and that’s because CBD won’t help everybody’s problems, every person’s body will react different to CBD.

CBD is NOT a miracle

Plain and simple, it won’t work for everybody. In case it works for you and it’s not working at the time, the reason must be that the CBD product you’re getting isn’t pure, people stop using CBD because they didn’t see a change in their bodies but the real thing is that the product they were using was not pure or it didn’t contain the right amount of mg needed by the person. Until now, the FDA does not regulate the safety and purity of CBD on products sold physically and online. People buying CBD products must trust reviews from other people, that’s the only way to trust a CBD brand.

Cannabidiol is not a miracle because it doesn’t cure the sufferer. It won’t cure your diagnosed VIH disease or cancer. Simply, there is evidence of CBD helping with pain and side effects of treatment done to stop these diseases, for example: chemotherapy. Some research shows that CBD can stop the development of Dementia and Alzheimer but it won’t cure the patient.