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Americans are turning to this cannabis product for its possible health benefits, despite little guidance on how to use it By Lea Ceasrine and Rachel Rabkin Peachman September 07, 2018 Four years ago, swimmer and six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken was in an ATV accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down…

If 2018 was the year that CBD started seeping into everything—from our skin care to our cinnamon rolls—2019 will be the year the world stops perceiving it as a niche wellness fad and sees its mainstream potential. Why? Well, once the 2018 Farm Bill finally passes (any day now!), hemp-based CBD cultivation is expected to…

Labeling Accuracy of Cannabidiol Extracts Sold Online Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, PhD1; Mallory J. E. Loflin, PhD2; Brian F. Thomas, PhD3; et al Jahan P. Marcu, PhD4; Travis Hyke, MS5; Ryan Vandrey, PhD6 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. 2017;318(17):1708-1709. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11909 related articles icon Related Articles There is growing consumer demand for cannabidiol (CBD), a constituent of…

Martina Paraninfi / Getty Michelle Peace regularly monitors online message boards to see what people are vaping, what got them high, and what gave them bad side effects. As a toxicologist and vaping expert at Virginia Commonwealth University, part of her job is to evaluate how electronic cigarettes are being used for substances other than…

It’s the holiday miracle that the entire CBD industry has been waiting for: On Monday, Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill after months of back-and-forth, and on Thursday, President Trump signed the 807-page document into law. And, as predicted in Well+Good’s 2019 Wellness Trends, this potentially could affect everything from your morning coffee to your…