420 with CNW — Does Diet Impact CBD Absorption?
Barely a year after cannabidiol (“CBD”) was legalized via the 2018 Farm Bill, millions of people were clamoring to use it. Extracted from industrial hemp, cannabidiol is thought to have a wide variety of medical applications. Although research into its purported medical abilities is still scant, people have been using it to relieve pain, anxiety and skin conditions such as acne and psoriasis, among others. In addition, a few years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved the use of a CBD-based formulation called Epidiolex to treat seizures caused by Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. With researchers trying…