Attorney Articles
It’s Time to Set the Record Straight – CBD Is ‘Psychoactive’
May 8, 2019 - Cannabis Business Executive
Ian Stewart (Partner-Los Angeles) wrote an article on CBD in the May 8, 2019, edition of Cannabis Business Executive in which he weighs in on the frequency with which the media declares CBD (cannabidiol) to be “non-psychoactive.” According to Ian, “Most commentators who use the term ‘non-psychoactive’ likely mean to say that CBD is ‘not intoxicating,’ which is certainly true. But CBD is psychoactive.” He says CBD does not have the intoxicating effect of THC and does not result in obvious cognitive alterations or withdrawal effects. CBD does, however, cross the blood-brain barrier and it directly affects the central nervous system with resulting changes in mood and perception. In this illuminating article, Ian goes on to detail the science of CBD.