UNEXPLAINED SCIENCE THERE. DR. JOHN TORRES REPORTS ON THIS
DR. JOHN TORRES REPORTS ON THIS LATEST HEALTH TREND.
LATEST HEALTH FAD.>>Press reporter: THE NATION’S 2
>>Press Reporter: THE NATION’S 2 BIGGEST PHARMACY CHAINS HAVE
BIGGEST PHARMACY CHAINS HAVE NOW JUMPED ON THE CBD BANDWAGON
NOW JUMPED ON THE CBD BANDWAGON SELLING CREAMS, CREAMS, SPOTS
SELLING CREAMS, LOTIONS, PATCHES AND SPRAYS IN SELECT STORES
AND SPRAYS IN SELECT STORES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
ACROSS THE NATION.>>WE THINK THAT THIS IS
>>WE THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THE CLIENTS WILL BE
SOMETHING THE CUSTOMERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR.>>Press reporter: IT IS A CHEMICAL
>>Reporter: IT IS A CHEMICAL FOUND IN HEMP, WHICH LIKE
FOUND IN HEMP, WHICH LIKE MARIJUANA IS PART OF THE
CANNABIS Belongs To THE CANNABIS FAMILY NOW BEING TAUTED
CANNABIS HOUSEHOLD NOW BEING TAUTED AS A MEDICAL REMEDY ALL AND
AS A MEDICAL TREATMENT ALL AND DEVELOPING A NATIONAL BUZZ.
PRODUCING A NATIONAL BUZZ. IN 2019 SALES SURPASSED $390
IN 2019 SALES SURPASSED $390 MILLION.
MILLION. BY 2022 THEY COULD REACH 22$22
BY 2022 THEY COULD REACH 22$22 BILLION.
BILLION.>>DOES CBD WORK?
>>DOES CBD WORK?>>YES.
>>YES. IT WORKS FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY, DISCOMFORT, ANY
IT WORKS FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY, PAIN, ANY INFLAMMATORY CONDITION.
INFLAMMATORY CONDITION.>>NO.
>>NO. WE DON’T KNOW ANY OF THAT.
WE DON’T KNOW ANY OF THAT. IF YOU GO IN WITH THIS
IF YOU GO IN WITH THIS EXPECTATION AND WITH ALL OF
EXPECTATION AND WITH ALL OF SOCIETY PHRASE THIS IS GOING TO
SOCIETY PHRASE THIS IS GOING TO TREAT YOU, IT OFTEN WILL.
TREATMENT YOU, IT FREQUENTLY WILL.>>Press Reporter: CLIENTS PAY $90
>>Press Reporter: CONSUMERS PAY $90 FOR A MASSAGE USING CBD OIL.
FOR A MASSAGE UTILIZING CBD OIL.>>THEY COME IN FOR PAIN,
>>THEY COME IN FOR PAIN, INFLAMMATION, STRESS, STRESS AND ANXIETY
INFLAMMATION, TENSION, ANXIETY AND THOSE ARE The Important Things THAT
AND THOSE ARE The Important Things THAT CBD COMBATS.
CBD FIGHTS.>>Reporter: IT DOES NOT MAKE
>>Press reporter: IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU HIGH.
YOU HIGH.>>YOU SIMPLY FEEL REALLY CALM.
>>YOU SIMPLY FEEL EXTREMELY CALM. IT resembles TAKING A BIG CHILL
IT resembles TAKING A BIG CHILL PILL.
PILL.>>Press reporter: BUT THERE IS NO
>>Reporter: BUT THERE IS NO DEFINITIVE SCIENTIFIC PROOF
CONCLUSIVE SCIENTIFIC PROOF YET THAT THE PRODUCTS HAVE
YET THAT THE PRODUCTS HAVE ADVANTAGES, LARGELY CHARGE TO THE
BENEFITS, LARGELY DUE TO THE TIGHT GOVERNMENT LIMITATIONS ON
TIGHT GOVERNMENT LIMITATIONS ON STUDYING MANAGED SUBSTANCES.
STUDYING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.>>JUST BUYER BEWARE, YOU KNOW.
>>JUST BUYER BEWARE, YOU KNOW. NO GOING INTO IT THAT THERE IS
NO GOING INTO IT THAT THERE IS NO PROOF FOR IT, BUT IF YOU
NO EVIDENCE FOR IT, BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO WALK OUT FEELING
ARE GOING TO WALK OUT FEELING BETTER, I’M NOT GOING TO SAY
BETTER, I’M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT’S A TERRIBLE THING.
THAT’S A DREADFUL THING. AS A SCIENTIST AND AS A
BUT AS A RESEARCHER AND AS A SOCIETY, LET’S GET THE REAL
SOCIETY, LET’S GET THE REAL PROOF.
PROOF.>>Reporter: BUT LAURA FREEMAN
>>Press Reporter: BUT LAURA FREEMAN ISN’T WAITING ON PROOF.
ISN’T AWAITING PROOF. SHE GROWS HEMP ON HER FARM,
SHE GROWS HEMP ON HER FARM, MAKES CBD CHOCOLATES AND
MAKES CBD CHOCOLATES AND SWEARING IT HEALS HER CHRONIC
SWEARING IT RECOVERS HER CHRONIC PAIN.
DISCOMFORT.>>THE CBD WORKED AND WAS AN
>>THE CBD WORKED AND WAS AN OUTRIGHT WONDER.
ABSOLUTE MIRACLE.>>Press Reporter: DRUGSTORING BETTING
>>Reporter: DRUGSTORING BETTING ON CBD WHILE WE WAIT ON THE
ON CBD WHILE WE WAIT ON THE SCIENCE.
SCIENCE.>>DR. JOHN TORRES JOINING US
>>DR. JOHN TORRES JOINING United States NOW.
NOW.>>Take A Look At THE STUDIO.
>>Take A Look At THE STUDIO. I SEEM LIKE YOU COULD GET HIGH
I SEEM LIKE YOU COULD GET HIGH IN HERE.
IN HERE. THEY WEREN’T PLAYING AROUND ON
THEY WEREN’T MESSING AROUND ON THE SETUP TODAY.
THE SETUP TODAY.>>YOU CAN’T GET HIGH FROM CBD,
>>YOU CAN’T GET HIGH FROM CBD, RIGHT?
? BUT THERE ARE SOME RISKS I.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THREATS I. IT’S NOT CONTROLLED.
IT’S NOT CONTROLLED.>>IT DOESN’T HAVE THC.
>>IT DOESN’T HAVE THC. AND THE MAIN THING IS THAT
AND THE MAIN POINT IS THAT UNREGULATED TODAY ACROSS THE
UNREGULATED TODAY ACROSS THE NATION.
COUNTRY. THE FDA DOESN’T LOOK AT IT
THE FDA DOESN’T Take A Look At IT SINCE IT IS A SUPPLEMENT.
SINCE IT IS A SUPPLEMENT. SOME PEOPLE IN THE PAST HAVE
SOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE PREVIOUS HAVE GOTTEN CBD WITH NOTHING IN IT.
GOTTEN CBD WITH NOTHING IN IT. OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE GOTTEN PURE
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN PURE CBD.
CBD. THE WORLD HEALTH COMPANY
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH
SAYS THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH DANGER CONNECTED WITH IT, MEANING
RISK CONNECTED WITH IT, INDICATING IT DOESN’T HAVE AN ADDICTIVE
IT DOESN’T HAVE AN ADDICTIVE CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.>>EVEN IN ITS PURE FORM?
>>EVEN IN ITS PURE KIND?>>EVEN IF IT’S PURE TYPE.
>>EVEN IF IT’S PURE FORM. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.
BUT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING. THE OTHER THING IS IT CAN
THE OTHER THING IS IT CAN HINDER YOUR MEDICINES,
INTERFERE WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TAKING A
SPECIFICALLY IF YOU ARE TAKING A BLOOD THINNING MEDICATION.
BLOOD THINNING MEDICINE. IT IS A SUPPLEMENT FDA DOES NOT
IT IS A SUPPLEMENT FDA DOES NOT REGULATE IT SO YOU MIGHT NOT
CONTROL IT SO YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING. WE HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT DOSING OF
WE HAVE NO CONCEPT ABOUT DOSING OF CBD.
CBD. WE DON’T KNOW IF YOU ARE TAKING
WE DON’T KNOW IF YOU ARE TAKING IT FOR DISCOMFORTS OR ANXIETY, IF YOU
IT FOR PAINS OR STRESS AND ANXIETY, IF YOU ARE TAKING THE RIGHT DOSE.
ARE TAKING THE RIGHT DOSAGE.>>IT’S BECOME PART OF THE
>>IT’S ENTER INTO THE DISCUSSION THESE DAYS.
CONVERSATION NOWADAYS. SUPPORTERS AND KONL SUMERS SWEAR
ADVOCATES AND KONL SUMERS SWEAR BY THIS.
BY THIS. WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY?
BUT WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY?>>IF YOU SPEAK WITH PEOPLE, THEY
>>IF YOU SPEAK WITH INDIVIDUALS, THEY WILL STATE IT TAKES CARE OF JUST
WILL STATE IT TAKES CARE OF PRACTICALLY ANYTHING.
ABOUT ANYTHING. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW.
HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW. IT CAN LOOK AFTER SOOEZ YOUREI
IT CAN LOOK AFTER SOOEZ YOUREI IT CAN NOT TREAT CANCER.
IT CAN NOT TREAT CANCER. BUT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AREA WE
BUT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AREA WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT.
DON’T KNOW ABOUT. THAT’S THE STRESS AND ANXIETY, THE INSOMNIA
THAT’S THE STRESS AND ANXIETY, THE SLEEPING DISORDERS AND PERSISTENT DISCOMFORT.
AND CHRONIC DISCOMFORT.>>GIVEN THAT, SHOULD YOU BE IN
>>GIVEN THAT, SHOULD YOU Remain In CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN.>>TELL YOUR PHYSICIAN YOU ARE
>>TELL YOUR DOCTOR YOU ARE TAKING CBD BECAUSE IT CAN
TAKING CBD BECAUSE IT CAN DISRUPT YOUR MEDICATIONS IN
DISRUPT YOUR MEDICATIONS IN A HARMFUL METHOD.
A HAZARDOUS METHOD. ENSURE YOUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL KNOWS YOU
MAKE CERTAIN YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS YOU ARE TAKING IT.
ARE TAKING IT.>>WORTH A CONVERSATION.
>>WORTH A CONVERSATION. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING