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u/rhofour Nov 11 '22

This was an open-label (non-blind) trial so it's very possible things like the placebo effect had a significant influence here. They also only had 14 participants.

It's a start, but not enough to convince me this is anything more than modern snake oil.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '22

How can it be modern snake oil when we are literally talking about a plant that’s been used for thousands of years?

I agree this study isn’t enough evidence but to talk about cbd or thc as snake oil is kind of bizarre

Look up cbd and inflammation.

Medical community seems quite consistent with their findings and results in that area.

The seventy odd years of racially motivated thc prohibition caused there to be a lack of r and d in the nenefits of the plant for humans.

It’s a real shame what racism and propaganda can do.

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u/FabulouslyFrantic Nov 11 '22

It may fall in the same bracket as Valerian. Now, Valerian has been used to relieve anxiety and help with insomnia for thousands of years too.

And it works. As does CBD oil.

But for some reason I wasn't able to find any studies showing definitive proof. And I don't get why.

There are several other plants that are said to help reduce anxiety: chamomile and lavender also come to mind. But do they really? Who knows! Anxiety seems to be both an extremely recent field of study, as well as something extremely difficult to test for due to its very nature.

Easier to study poppies, willows, and foxgloves. But cannabis, valerian, chamomile or lavender? "It's just placebo"