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FDA to intervene in wild CBD claims
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NorthCascades
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If you want to watch a hippie's head explode, tell them that if CBD really cured everything, "big pharma" would have never let "them" legalize it. 😆
The company Curaleaf claims that it has developed products that can treat a slew of the most formidable conditions found in humans, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression, opioid withdrawal, chronic pain, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also has products said to treat anxiety, pain, and diabetes in cats and dogs. (The product comes in bacon and salmon flavors.) And just one ingredient in all of its products is responsible for these remarkable medical breakthroughs: the cannabis-derived compound cannabidiol (CBD).
Sadly, those claims are not backed by evidence.
This week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it sent Curaleaf a warning letter for illegally selling unapproved drugs and making unsubstantiated treatment claims.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/a-cure-for-cancer-alzheimers-depression-fda-smacks-down-wild-cbd-claims/
The company Curaleaf claims that it has developed products that can treat a slew of the most formidable conditions found in humans, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression, opioid withdrawal, chronic pain, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also has products said to treat anxiety, pain, and diabetes in cats and dogs. (The product comes in bacon and salmon flavors.) And just one ingredient in all of its products is responsible for these remarkable medical breakthroughs: the cannabis-derived compound cannabidiol (CBD).
Sadly, those claims are not backed by evidence.
This week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it sent Curaleaf a warning letter for illegally selling unapproved drugs and making unsubstantiated treatment claims.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/a-cure-for-cancer-alzheimers-depression-fda-smacks-down-wild-cbd-claims/
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The amount of eye rolling I do on a near daily basis about CBD, I swear....well you know, you're only 3ish hours north of me.3
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I'm not sure how objective I can be about this, but I'mma try...
To what extent do semantics matter? For example... may treat vs can treat vs does treat?2 -
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NorthCascades wrote: »
Owning my "insightful" click1 -
Can CBD in real terms do anything0
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I feel like CBD is the new coconut oil. A few years from now we'll be reading about how bad it is for us and how much it doesn't actually cure. Or maybe they'll just come out with CBD coconut oil as the super health supplement of 2020.8
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can it cure thing? no
could it treat? possibly
does it need more intensive and in depth studies? yes, if people want to have it as an alternative to medication.
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I note that CBD like all supplements is labeled a supplement as it cannot produce objective evidence to support its claims.
It simply does not hold a level of risk where it requires a prescription.6 -
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A few people in my yoga class were talking last month about how they were giving their dogs CBD laced treats to help keep them calm during the 4th of July fireworks. I've been afraid to ask how it turned out. Hopefully okay.1
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Crafty_camper123 wrote: »I feel like CBD is the new coconut oil. A few years from now we'll be reading about how bad it is for us and how much it doesn't actually cure. Or maybe they'll just come out with CBD coconut oil as the super health supplement of 2020.
I totally agree with you.2 -
I have never bought/probably will never buy. But I have seen people suffering in the last few days of life and heard the Dr. say, I only wish we could get them some marijuana to help with the pain. I will be the first person in line to get cbd if that happens again, just in case it might possibly help.11
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And might get some snake oil while I’m at it, if I can find it.3
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richardsullivanu wrote: »Can CBD in real terms do anything
There is an FDA approved drug called Epidiolex that is used to treat two different rare forms of epilepsy. From what I understand, the primary active ingredient is CBD. There have also been other instances of people using or trying to use CBD to treat epilepsy. There have been a number of stories written about about a girl who was then 5 years old whose parents successfully used a strain of marijuana that was very high in CBD and extremely low in THC to help control her seizures. There's a link from CNN here. She, mind you, wasn't the first child who had successfully been treated this way.
I wouldn't be shocked if it's found that there are other things that can be successfully treated with CBD, but that isn't really the market that various stores are targeting right now.7 -
richardsullivanu wrote: »Can CBD in real terms do anything
There is an FDA approved drug called Epidiolex that is used to treat two different rare forms of epilepsy. From what I understand, the primary active ingredient is CBD. There have also been other instances of people using or trying to use CBD to treat epilepsy. There have been a number of stories written about about a girl who was then 5 years old whose parents successfully used a strain of marijuana that was very high in CBD and extremely low in THC to help control her seizures. There's a link from CNN here. She, mind you, wasn't the first child who had successfully been treated this way.
I wouldn't be shocked if it's found that there are other things that can be successfully treated with CBD, but that isn't really the market that various stores are targeting right now.
And that's kind of where I was going with my earlier comment.
Does it necessarily help/treat/cure? No.
Can it help/treat? In some cases, for some people, there is evidence *suggesting* that it *can*.
Given that there doesn't seem to be any *significant* risk, the fact that there is suggestive evidence is meaningful. But like you said... these scenarios and these people and these markets aren't really what OP's post/company is targeting.0 -
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-regulation-cannabis-and-cannabis-derived-products-questions-and-answers
It's a bunch of snake oil & I foresee a bunch of market hype/BS; sell as much as possible as quick as possible because I am sure the FDA will intervene soon enough (might take a few years & possibly some more legislation).3 -
CBD oil helps in my hubby's case. As a disabled vet, he has a screwed up wrist, screwed up knees and essentially his entire cervical spine (except the first one at the base of the skull) has been fused in multiple surgeries, also 2 to fix previous fusions. He has permanent nerve damage and has not know a pain free day in about 20 years. He has to go to the VA hospital which does not believe in pain medications and tells you to go to physical therapy (doesn't work for what hubby has going on). All his injuries stem from his stint in the Navy during Desert Storm and a few other operations that were not always on the official books. He is also dealing with Gulf War Syndrome which encompasses fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, memory issues, sleep issues, general neurological issues, digestive issues and more. He has ALL of these things!
CBD oil does not cure anything but if you have a good quality product, it will dampen down the pain so that you can function with daily living. He is still in pain but he is not curled up on the couch unable to move and function. So in our case, yes, CBD oil works! It is important to find a quality product though ...20 -
A few people in my yoga class were talking last month about how they were giving their dogs CBD laced treats to help keep them calm during the 4th of July fireworks. I've been afraid to ask how it turned out. Hopefully okay.
I don't think the stuff is harmful in and of itself. I think the real danger is that people can think they're curing themselves and not seek actual medical treatment for something dangerous.
My vet gave me gabapentin for the cats for the 4th of July. I don't know why I thought the younger one wouldn't need it, but I found him hiding in the closet.2 -
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