Amnesia Haze

CBD either comes from the hemp plant or is manufactured in a laboratory as a component of therapeutic marijuana. As one of marijuana’s many compounds, CBD isn’t psychoactive in itself. In humans, CBD shows no severe signs of misuse or dependency, according to a World Health Organization study. Pure CBD has not yet resulted in any serious public health risks. The FDA loosened regulations in December 2015 so that researchers may undertake CBD clinical studies. Although studies are only in their early years, there is a promising indication that CBD medicine would treat various conditions.

A recent study in the Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research journal found that around half of MMJ patients have stopped medicating with benzodiazepines once replaced with cannabis. “We observed a significant number of patients who stopped taking their benzodiazepine medications once started on cannabis,” says lead researcher Chad Purcell.

The researchers set out to analyze the impact of mixing both substances for pain relief by polling 450 adults who suffered from moderate to severe pain for over 3 months. Some of the subjects used only opioids for pain relief, while others combined both pot and opioids. The researchers found that the subjects who consumed both apparently also ended up consuming more booze, cocaine, and tobacco compared to their counterparts who only took opioids.