CBD: Regulating this cannabis product as recreational is risky business

Canadians buying cannabidiol through the recreational route are not buying it to get high, they are buying it to get well. It should be regulated as such.

Health Canada, run by Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, considers CBD either a prescription drug or a recreational substance. But the department has it wrong, says the Canadian Health Food Association.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY HELEN LONG

January 30, 2019

The two most well-known compounds in cannabis are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is the compound that gets you high. CBD does not. We know that since medical access to cannabis was first introduced in 2001, Canadians have faced challenges finding health professionals who supp...

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