TJL said:
As for celebrity endorsements, i think nothing of them. They will endorse anything for $.
As for the cbd, until its properly regulated and i guess taken more seriously, i wouldnt judge it much. Too many people just trying to sell something. Every gas station and corner store has it.
Ive never used cbd only, but i have found the “whole plant” to be quite helpful.
I have herniated discs, bulged discs and pinched nerves. Im usually ok but the back damage can take over and im stuck in bed. The masseuse i use has some thc infused rub. Ive gotten on her table unable to stand upright and after the massage and thc rub, i literally couldnt feel ANYTHING in my lower back. I was standing upright, getting around great, no pain.
Im glad to see people willing to try cbd and not just write it off as just “dope”, but the real medical benefits come with whole plant.
I agree with everything you wrote here. I've seen success with CBD - anecdotal, obviously, but a friend who couldn't do much of anything physical due to his back is now playing hockey and golf again, his medicine is CBD. Not sure if it is topical or ingested or what, but he said it is straight CBD. He also goes to a CBD dispensary. The only thing they sell is CBD. I went in there once, and the guy working there seemed extremely knowledgeable and not full of E36 M3. I didn't buy anything, because I had no want for anything there, but I was looking around and they seem to be at least monitoring all of them and testing for potency - which is more than you got from Kyle, the kid who lived in the dorm 4 floors above yours.
I may or may not have enjoyed whole plant in the past, and may or may not have found it to be the only thing that helped me sleep for a solid 3 months. This is also where there are different strands that come into play - it wasn't like what I remember from college, this stuff that I may or may not have partaken in basically just made me sleepy.
In any case, we hear about it being a miracle drug. It isn't. It has beneficial properties, and probably many beneficial properties, but the thing that leaves me apprehensive is that there are no long term studies on it. What are its toxic properties? Because I guarantee you it has them, whether it is inhaled or ingested. Just like any drug.