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Page 10 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com By Dr. Mercola Produc on of cannabis is booming as the medical benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) are increasingly recognized. According to Project CBD, at least 50 condi ons are believed to be improved by CBD, including pain, seizures, muscle spasms, nausea associated with chemotherapy, diges ve disorders such as coli s and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), degenera ve neurological disorders such as dystonia, mul ple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD and high blood pressure. Yet, despite the legaliza on of cannabis for adult use in 10 states in the past few years and the inclusion in the 2018 Farm Bill of industrial hemp as a crop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administra on (FDA), up un l recently, listed CBD as a Schedule I drug, the most dangerous drug category reserved for drugs like heroin and LSD. The classifica on made no sense because CBD is non-psychoac ve — it is not addic ve, does not produce a "high" and there are few to no dangerous side effects. In fact, there seems no reason for the FDA and The Many Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis and Cannabidiol (CBD) Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) long-term vilifica on of CBD except possible collusion with Big Pharma, whose dangerous and lucra ve pain treatments, primarily opioids, would suffer from wider CBD use. Opioids cause approximately 115 Americans' deaths every day. In states where CBD is becoming widely used, there are few reports of nega ve social or medical consequences. Conversely, there are early reports in those same states of fewer opioid emergencies, overdoses and deaths. The restric ve, Schedule I classifica on of CBD has also produced medical "refugees" — people whose health condi ons are only improved by CBD, not pharmaceu cal products, forcing them to relocate to states with looser CBD laws. SLEEP, UNINTERRUPTED. Discover Prostate 5LX™ © 2018 New Chapter, Inc. PROS-po-24x18-0718.indd 1 7/30/18 1:41 PM SLEEP, UNINTERRUPTED. Discover Prostate 5LX™ © 2018 New Chapter, Inc. PROS-po-24x18-0718.indd 1 7/30/18 1:41 PM