CBD: Weed Wonder Drug?

Science Vs

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Science, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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CBD mania is in full swing and people are using it for just about anything, but what is this chemical in cannabis? In this week’s episode, we tell you unlikely origin story of CBD and if the science backs up the hype. We speak to Paige Figi, neuroscientist Prof. Kent Hutchison, clinical researcher Dr. Mallory Loflin, and Josh and Joel Stanley. Check out the transcript right here: http://bit.ly/2OVCfub Selected references: Mallory’s study showing most CBD products are labeled inaccurately and 1 out of 5 has some THCReview discussing all the possible things CBD is binding to in the brainNational Academy of Sciences report on cannabis and cannabinoids Clinical trial showing CBD reduces seizures for treatment-resistant epilepsy Credits: This episode was produced by Kaitlyn Sawrey with help from Wendy Zukerman, along with Rose Rimler, Meryl Horn and Odelia Rubin. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell, with help from Caitlin Kenny. Fact checking by Michelle Harris. Mix and sound design by Emma Munger. Music by Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. A huge thanks to Professor Elizabeth Thiele, Professor Cinnamon Bidwell, Professor Celia Morgan, Associate Professor Ziva Cooper, and Associate Professor Didier Jutras-Aswad, as well as Sindu Gnanasambandan, Mathilde Urfalino, Frank Lopez, Joseph Lavelle Wilson and the Zukerman Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Versus from Gimlett Media.
0:05.2	This is the show where we pit facts against 420.
0:10.9	On today's show, CBD.
0:15.2	CBD is a chemical that's extracted from cannabis and it's all the rage right now.
0:24.0	So I'm at a very bougie coffee shop in Brooklyn to try it out.
0:31.0	We are in the heart of Williams bag.
0:34.8	There's lots of plants around and wicker furniture.
0:37.6	The clientele is Brooklyn fancy.
0:39.6	They kind of look like bankers who at some point in their lives wanted to be screenwriters.
0:44.4	And I'm here with Senior Producer Caitlin Sory who at one point in her life wanted to
0:49.0	do hard-hitting journalism.
0:50.3	There's a lot of subtle geometry in the woodwork here.
0:54.3	Have you noticed?
0:55.3	But she's now stuck with me talking to our very friendly barista Will who walked us through
1:01.0	this new CBD craze.
1:03.6	Who tends to order CBD stuff?
1:05.4	I feel like the most open-minded people you'll ever meet here in Williamsburg, honestly.
1:10.8	Will told us that most of his customers add CBD to take the edge off.
1:15.3	If you feel stressed on your shoulders, it kind of helps to drop a little bit because
1:18.5	people think that you're going to go on this like euphoric adventure, having CBD.
1:22.6	It's like, no.
1:23.6	It helps you just feel a little bit more relaxed.
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