The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a total of $3 million to nine United States locations to research minor cannabinoids such as CBD as a potential pain relieving treatment and elaborate on its mechanism of action. Each site is investigating a broad range of different cannabinoid and terpene studies...

Since cannabidiol (CBD) is considered a schedule 1 substance by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, concern of CBD abuse potential was studied at Syneos Health in Ontario, Canada. This was a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial comparing CBD with alprazolam, dronabinol and placebo in healthy recreational poly drug users. The...

A clinical study was performed to investigate the therapeutic effect of CBD ointment administered to severe skin disorders. This 2019 retrospective study of 20 patients was published in Clinica Terapeutica. The study included patients with non-inflammatory (cutaneous blemishes, acne scars) and inflammatory (atopic dermatitis, psoriasis) skin issues. Patients included in...

The FDA recently updated its view on CBD Products in March 2020. The major bullet points of this FDA consumer update about CBD: The FDA has approved only one CBD product as a prescription drug product to treat two rare severe forms of epilepsy. It is illegal to market CBD...

Frontiers in Pharmacology in April 2018 reviewed several publications on the mechanism of migraines as it relates to the effectiveness and safety of cannabinoid migraine treatment.  The occurrence of a migraine is multifaceted. However, it is believed that the initiation of a migraine is caused by lowering the nociceptive signal processing in response to...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) discussed important details in a notice for DOT-safety-sensitive employees on the use of CBD that are subject to drug testing on February 18, 2020. Safety-sensitive employees include pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, transit vehicle operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, fire-armed transit security personnel,...