CBD is a chemical compound found naturally in the cannabis plant. It does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of cannabis responsible for making users feel “high.”
“There’s a misconception that CBD and medical marijuana are the same thing and that’s not the case,” says Dr. Jeffrey Chung, director of the Cedars Sinai Epilepsy Program. “CBD on its own is not psychoactive.”
CBD can either be derived from marijuana or hemp cousins in the cannabis family.
CBD is thought to interact with receptors in the central nervous system, and some evidence points toward a calming effect brought on by CBD.
It may also serve as an anti-inflammatory and may produce pain-relieving effects that help with pain management.
The supposed link between chronic conditions and a lack of endocannabinoids is one of the main theories guiding recent research. While experts are yet to fully understand exactly how they work, it is believed that they may help to manage functions such as sleep, mood, and our body’s response to pain.
Though still just a hypothesis and not yet considered a scientific fact, there have been indications that CBD either attaches itself to our body’s endocannabinoid receptors, or prevents endocannabinoids from breaking down which allows them to be more effective. We look forward to reviewing more clinical studies that deepen our knowledge of how CBD works in the body.
Although experts aren’t completely sure how CBD interacts with the endocannabinoid system, they do know that it doesn’t bind to CB1 or CB2 receptors the way THC (the psychoactive component found predominantly in marijuana) does. This is generally considered as the reason why CBD Oil doesn’t give you a ‘high’ but instead provides a gentle calming effect on the mind and body
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Cannabinoids and terpenoids in cannabis are thought to interact with each other as well as the brain’s receptors. This interaction has been labeled “the entourage effect.” There’s some evidence that the entourage effect makes taking THC and CBD together more effective than either alone.
