What do health professionals think about CBD?

It is difficult these days not to notice CBD. It is a molecule present in hemp flowers. Cannabis is not just a plant that provides a psychoactive effect. In fact, it is simply a single molecule inside cannabis that has demonized the plant: THC. Cannabis has more than a hundred cannabinoids that have absolutely no high properties. On the contrary, many of these molecules have not yet been analyzed in research and these could help many people relieve their chronic pain for example.

Hemp varieties that do not have (or very little) THC have more than notable benefits in helping to soothe certain pathologies. This is the case, for example, to fight against addictions, because CBD is a natural anxiolytic providing relaxing effects.

CBD: WHO opinion

Cannabidiol is not a narcotic according to the WHO. The World Health Organization said and wrote in a press release in 2017 that cannabidiol is not dangerous to health. Indeed, the WHO quickly realized that CBD does not produce the psychoactive effects that are observed with THC. It therefore seems that for the experts of the World Health Organization, cannabidiol does not have a “potential for abuse” nor is it “harmful to health”.

Reviews of CBD for treatment

In the same press release, the World Health Organization highlights that cannabidiol has "some therapeutic value", although more research is currently needed to confirm this. However, some medications are already available to treat epilepsy. In France, the use of these medications is attracting attention and more and more researchers are looking into the subject. This is quite normal because CBD has many virtues, including antiepileptic, but also anti-inflammatory, analgesic and even anxiolytic.

For some health professionals, cannabidiol really helps people relieve various everyday ailments such as back pain, migraines or insomnia. It also helps, according to health professionals, to fight against addictions, such as THC consumers.

A study is currently being conducted on 3,000 patients in the UK it tends to demonstrate the beneficial effects of medical cannabis in helping and relieving patients suffering from serious illnesses.

Is taking CBD risky?

CBD is considered today as a food supplement oriented towards “well-being”. The methods of consumption are diverse, from vaporizing CBD flowers , to taking it in the form of CBD oil in sublingual application, or even in CBD herbal tea. However, taking cannabidiol can present some risks if the usual precautions are not respected. Doctors have noticed that some people may have minor gastrointestinal disorders as well as problems with vigilance. This is linked to taking large doses of CBD only. Conversely, with a classic intake, there is no risk. As with any food supplement, the quality of the product you are going to consume is also very important and plays a major role. Prefer organic and natural products and especially those of French origin as on the Cali Weed website.

There are a multitude of products on the market today that contain CBD, and this is a blessing, because some people do not necessarily like CBD oil. For example, they prefer CBD candies or CBD teas and herbal teas. If you opt for CBD flowers, our recommendation will be to consume them with a dedicated vaporizer to avoid combustion, which is very harmful to health.

Poor quality CBD

Cannabidiol is sold in many different places and is currently not subject to any quality control. The legislation is still unclear, so there is no regulatory framework. You will therefore need to trust your supplier and choose a website that is transparent about the origin of its products. Sometimes, cheap CBD flowers can exceed the legal THC limit, which means that you too could be breaking the law. At the Cali Weed CBD Shop, the products are French and selected because they are almost all organically grown or comply with organic farming principles, with offers such as CBD at €1 per gram. On some websites, CBD flowers are soaked in questionable mixtures to lower the THC content. You will certainly be within the law, but the products will be of poor quality.

Our advice: do not hesitate to ask for laboratory analyses for the CBD products that you are going to buy on the internet or in a physical store, in order to be sure and certain that the selected site controls the quality of the products resold. In addition, remember to look at the technical sheets which must be correctly filled out.

The absence of legislation governing the CBD market in the UK

in the UK, specialist stores have opened their doors in recent years, as have online CBD retailers. For the time being, French law does not allow the production of cannabidiol-based products. However, it does not prohibit the sale of CBD, creating a real gray area!

After the Court of Justice of the European Union was able to rule France's ban on the sale of CBD flowers as illegal, the number of stores has multiplied.

A change in legislation for CBD?

For the moment, there has been no change in the status of CBD sales in the UK. Despite European recommendations on the subject, France's opinion on CBD remains unchanged. Nevertheless, stores that are subject to inspections and then brought before the courts are all being acquitted one after the other. It is therefore necessary to point out that players in the CBD market expect to see changes in legislation in the coming months.

Our opinion on CBD in the UK the Cali Weed team is entirely positive. In addition to seeing new stores opening every day, Europe is putting pressure on France to adapt its laws with a view to controlled legalization.

The Cali Weed team