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Meet CBD, THC’s Non-Psychotropic Sibling

The cannabis extract is creating lots of buzz, but is the science there to back it up?

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Hempfest, our city’s annual paean to pot, returns this August for its 27th year. But lately most of the buzz around cannabis has centered on CBD (cannabidiol), THC’s non-psychotropic sibling. In the last couple years, it’s become increasingly available at healthfood stores, in head shops, and, for a time, in cafes. Proponents claim it has minimal side effects and could relieve everything from anxiety to schizophrenia. Local government is less convinced.

 

Published in the Washington State Park Adventures issue of Seattle Met.











Stefan Milne
Stefan Milne
Stefan Milne is the arts and culture editor for Seattle Met. He’s a Washington native and earned an M.A. in English from Central Washington University. He’s published journalism, fiction, and poetry in Gargoyle Magazine, The Stranger, and others. You can likely find him reading or cooking vegetables from his garden.