Cannabidiol: Difference between revisions

At lower doses, some studies have shown cannabidiol to have various antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. For instance, CBD is more effective than vitamin C and E as a neuroprotective antioxidant and can ameliorate skin conditions such as acne.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Hampson, A. J.)), ((Grimaldi, M.)), ((Axelrod, J.)), ((Wink, D.)) | journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | title=Cannabidiol and (−)Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol are neuroprotective antioxidants | volume=95 | issue=14 | pages=8268–8273 | date=7 July 1998 | url=https://pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.95.14.8268 | issn=0027-8424 | doi=10.1073/pnas.95.14.8268}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Oláh, A.)), ((Tóth, B. I.)), ((Borbíró, I.)), ((Sugawara, K.)), ((Szöllõsi, A. G.)), ((Czifra, G.)), ((Pál, B.)), ((Ambrus, L.)), ((Kloepper, J.)), ((Camera, E.)), ((Ludovici, M.)), ((Picardo, M.)), ((Voets, T.)), ((Zouboulis, C. C.)), ((Paus, R.)), ((Bíró, T.)) | journal=Journal of Clinical Investigation | title=Cannabidiol exerts sebostatic and antiinflammatory effects on human sebocytes | volume=124 | issue=9 | pages=3713–3724 | date=2 September 2014 | url=http://www.jci.org/articles/view/64628 | issn=0021-9738 | doi=10.1172/JCI64628}}</ref> It should be noted that cannabidiol has been the subject of sensational health claims in the popular media. A 2016 study found that there is only limited high-quality evidence for cannabidiol having any neurological effect in people.<ref name="pmid26056464">{{cite journal | vauthors = Prud'homme M, Cata R, Jutras-Aswad D | title = Cannabidiol as an Intervention for Addictive Behaviors: A Systematic Review of the Evidence | journal = Substance Abuse | volume = 9 | pages = 33–8 | year = 2015 | pmid = 26056464 | pmc = 4444130 | doi = 10.4137/SART.S25081}}</ref>

==Toxicity and harm potential==