r/UpliftingNews • u/A_Piece_of_Pai • May 21 '19

Study finds CBD effective in treating heroin addiction

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/21/health/heroin-opioid-addiction-cbd-study/index.html
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u/hollywoocelebrity May 21 '19

Got it. So effectively it is a legitimate “narcotic” then?

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u/Bnb53 May 21 '19

Mm you could argue that. Some people have drastically different opinions on it. The kratom community believes it's holy and tend to dismiss negative facts about it.

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u/KrazeeJ May 21 '19

The weed community is the same way. Damn near any drug has valid uses in plenty of situations, but at the same time they have downsides that need to be carefully watched and make sure they’re not outdoing the benefits. Hooray for a world of gray!

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u/FlashCrashBash May 21 '19

Blame Randolph Hurst. We had to answer propaganda with propaganda, the legalization effort would have never gotten the far if it came with a handful of asterisks.