CBD for Mental Health: A Year-Long Personal Experiment

Exploring personal use of cannabidiol to soothe the aches of mental illness.

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For the better part of the last year, I’ve been using cannabidiol or “CBD” daily. I had previously been smoking a lot of what I call “Real weed” (or weed with primary just THC content) and was experiencing some pretty serious adverse effects that ultimately lead to hospitalization for mental…