CBD — It’s Everywhere, But Does It Work?

CBD has definitely become the big new thing in cannabis since marijuana started becoming legal across America. It’s available in many forms as consumers look on store shelves and website listings for a way to get this new product in a version that best suits them. CBD is now being put into creams and pills, ointments and gummies; almost anything a person might want it in, some producer has made it possible and put it up for sale. But this twenty-first century gold rush of CBD availability has alerted the United States Food and Drug Administration, who is warning consumers to be wary of snake oil salesmen who claim their CBD products are a miracle drug for everything under the sun. The agency is starting to step in more aggressively as health claims from CBD producers get more and more prevalent. It is beginning to paper those producers with warning letters and further threats as the claims continue to mount and confuse consumers. A public hearing will happen in May, which will give consumers a chance to speak directly to the FDA, and make sure the federal agency is aware of what CBD manufacturers are claiming, and what consumers are being told. The availability of CBD is directly related to a newly passed Farm Bill, which removed restrictions on hemp and hemp related products.