You may have noticed, over the past few years, a proliferation of CBD shops opening up all over our region. The growth of the business has been exponential since 2018, when the federal Farm Bill legalized hemp-derived cannabinoids with no more than .3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content. Annual CBD (cannabidiol) sales in the US had already hit $4.6 billion by 2020, according to Forbes magazine.
Millions have already discovered the therapeutic benefits of CBD. Most typically ingested in the form of gummies, it’s used for pain relief and to treat sleep disorders, anxiety and ADHD. It can also be added to teas, applied topically or even added to bathwater. It doesn’t contain enough THC to get you high, but it can elevate mood.
At present, CBD is available mainly by mail order and in small specialty shops; the large chains are waiting for the federal government to greenlight the regulation of CBD as a dietary supplement. This will enable more stringent oversight of the production process and better quality control. What’s holding up the works is the fact that in 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration approved an epilepsy drug called Epidiolex whose active ingredient is CBD, thereby kicking the substance into the pharmaceutical category, precluding its classification as a…
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