Taking cannabidiol – the non-intoxicating component of cannabis better known as CBD – may curb the severity of chronic anxiety symptoms in young people, a new study found.
Teens and young adults with treatment-resistant anxiety who were given a single daily CBD pill for 12 weeks reported their symptoms fell by an average of 43%, the Australian youth mental health organization Orygen found in a pilot study. The improvement was even greater when the researchers analyzed physician ratings, which showed a 51% decline in symptoms. Still, the findings need to be confirmed with larger comparative studies, they said.  Read the article here.