What is Cannabidiol?
'''Cannabidiol''' ('''CBD''') is one of the 150+ naturally occurring [[phytocannabinoid]]s found in certain strains of [[hemp]] and in all [[cannabis]] plant strains. CBD is the abbreviated version of cannabidiol, which is one of the leading compound found in hemp plant, as naturally hemp has more CBD than any other compound found in its chemical composition. CBD is a cannabinoid, and due to their relationship with the body’s endocannabinoid system, it is a unique compounds from others, it uses cannabinoids to perform regulatory actions which affect our overall wellbeing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nadel|first=David|date=2020-11-15|title=What Does CBD Mean?|url=https://purecbdnow.com/article/what-does-cbd-mean/|access-date=2022-12-19|website=Pure CBD Now|language=en-US}}</ref> It is legal in many places and is used in the management and treatment of chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety, anxiety disorder, depression, diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2, seizures, and in conjunction with allopathic approaches to diseases including cancer chemotherap<nowiki/>y and radiation therapy. Anecdotally CBD is being used with claimed positive results by patients for almost every illness. == Legal == CBD, unlike [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|Δ9-THC]] (Tetrahydrocannabinol), is a non psycho-active compound of cannabis. Its use and popularity as an alternative to pharmaceutical drugs is growing worldwide despite difficulties, ambiguities and, in some cases, contradictory legal status in some states and countries. In the USA the consumption of CBD hemp oil is federally legal, since CBD hemp oil falls under the same importation and commerce laws as other hemp products. Some US states have not enacted legislation specifically relating to CBD hemp oil and continue to use high THC cannabis laws to govern the status of CBD. At the same time many states have legislated to legalize or decriminalize cannabis. Most states have detailed information relating to the legal status of recreational cannabis, CBD, and what is increasingly referred to as 'medicinal c