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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

Project CBD

A May 2024 article in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences assesses efforts thus far using CBD to treat inflammatory pain (such as in arthritis) via transdermal delivery systems. Ultimately, they concluded that the available data on pain and other outcomes was unreliable, with a high risk of bias.

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Review Paper: Clinical Evidence Lacking in Support of CBD as an Anti-Viral Agent

NORML

There is an absence of clinical data supporting the efficacy of CBD as an antiviral agent, according to a systematic literature review published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. However, this data was based solely on preclinical findings.

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Landmark CBD Study Concludes: No Liver Toxicity with CBD Use

Cannabis Cheri

Care by Design Hemp , a wholly-owned CannaCraft brand, is pleased to announce that the groundbreaking clinical study exploring the effects of CBD on liver health has concluded after seven months of research. The results showed the study’s participants exhibited no evidence of liver toxicity after using CBD daily for a minimum of 60 days.

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Is CBD Really Non-Psychoactive?

Project CBD

New scientific data shows that CBD interacts directly with the CB1 cannabinoid receptor in ways that are therapeutically relevant while modulating the psychoactive effects of THC. CBD lowers the ceiling on the ability of THC and endogenous cannabinoids to stimulate CB1.

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A NORML Reminder: Beware of COVID-19 Cure All Claims

NORML

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws wishes to reiterate its message that cannabis consumers and others beware of online misinformation surrounding the use of either whole-plant cannabis or CBD as a potential remedy for the COVID-19 virus. Some of these marketers are explicitly targeting cannabis consumers.

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Clinical Trial: CBD Administration Reduces Heroin Cravings

NORML

The administration of oral CBD reduces cue-induced cravings and anxiety in subjects with a history of heroin use, according to clinical data published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. CBD also showed significant protracted effects on these measures seven days after the final short-term exposure.”

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Data Distortion: Use & Abuse of Cannabis Science

Project CBD

Adrian Devitt-Lee highlights how analysis can be skewed for a variety of factors and gives insight on how to spot faulty research data. Misinformation can masquerade as science, especially when it comes to cannabis.

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