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Will CBD Get Us Out Of The Medical Marijuana Catch-23?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 07/21/2015 - 08:45

On the road to legalizing medical marijuana nation-wide, the US seems to have plateaued at 23 states. Only three states passed legislation in 2014; Maryland, Minnesota and New York. That was a year ago. Since June 2014, nothing. Seventeen states introduced legislation or ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana in 2015; all failed to exit the infinite loop holding patients hostage.

But there is a glimmer of hope. In the first half of the year, six states — Virginia, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Delaware — signed legislation permitting the use of CBD-heavy cannabis oils for specific conditions. While there are strict limitations in each of these cases, it is progress, and therefore deserves further examination.

What is CBD?

CBD, or Cannabidiol, is the most abundant of the 80+ active cannabinoids currently identified from the cannabis plant. Accounting for up to 40% of cannabis resin, CBD has negligible, if any,...

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