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DR. JOHN TORRES REPORTS ON THIS LATEST HEALTH CRAZE.
LATEST HEALTH CRAZE. >> Reporter: THE NATION'S TWO
>> Reporter: THE NATION'S TWO BIGGEST DRUGSTORE CHAINS HAVE
BIGGEST DRUGSTORE CHAINS HAVE NOW JUMPED ON THE CBD BANDWAGON
NOW JUMPED ON THE CBD BANDWAGON SELLING CREAMS, LOTIONS, PATCHES
SELLING CREAMS, LOTIONS, PATCHES AND SPRAYS IN SELECT STORES
AND SPRAYS IN SELECT STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> WE THINK THAT THIS IS
>> WE THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THE CUSTOMERS WILL BE
SOMETHING THE CUSTOMERS WILL BE LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR. >> 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
MARIJUANA IS PART OF THE CANNABIS FAMILY NOW BEING TAUTED
CANNABIS FAMILY NOW BEING TAUTED AS A MEDICAL CURE ALL AND
AS A MEDICAL CURE ALL AND CREATING A NATIONAL BUZZ.
CREATING A NATIONAL BUZZ. IN 2019 SALES EXCEEDED $390
IN 2019 SALES EXCEEDED $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 ANXIETY, PAIN, ANY
IT WORKS FOR 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 SAYING THIS IS GOING TO
SOCIETY SAYING THIS IS GOING TO CURE YOU, IT OFTEN WILL.
CURE YOU, IT OFTEN WILL. >> Reporter: CUSTOMERS PAY $90
>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS PAY $90 FOR A MASSAGE USING CBD OIL.
FOR A MASSAGE USING CBD OIL. >> THEY COME IN FOR PAIN,
>> THEY COME IN FOR PAIN, INFLAMMATION, STRESS, ANXIETY
INFLAMMATION, STRESS, ANXIETY AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT
AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT CBD COMBATS.
CBD COMBATS. >> Reporter: IT DOES NOT MAKE
>> Reporter: IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU HIGH.
YOU HIGH. >> YOU JUST FEEL VERY CALM.
>> YOU JUST FEEL VERY CALM. IT'S LIKE TAKING A BIG CHILL
IT'S LIKE TAKING A BIG CHILL PILL.
PILL. >> Reporter: BUT THERE IS NO
>> Reporter: BUT THERE IS NO CONCLUSIVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
CONCLUSIVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE YET THAT THE PRODUCTS HAVE
YET THAT THE PRODUCTS HAVE BENEFITS, LARGELY DUE TO THE
BENEFITS, LARGELY DUE TO THE TIGHT GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON
TIGHT GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON STUDYING CONTROLLED 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 EVIDENCE 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 TERRIBLE THING. BUT AS A SCIENTIST AND AS A
BUT AS A SCIENTIST AND AS A SOCIETY, LET'S GET THE REAL
SOCIETY, LET'S GET THE REAL EVIDENCE.
EVIDENCE. >> Reporter: BUT LAURA FREEMAN
>> Reporter: BUT LAURA FREEMAN ISN'T WAITING FOR PROOF.
ISN'T WAITING FOR 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 HEALS HER CHRONIC PAIN.
PAIN. >> THE CBD WORKED AND WAS AN
>> THE CBD WORKED AND WAS AN ABSOLUTE MIRACLE.
ABSOLUTE MIRACLE. >> 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 US NOW.
NOW. >> LOOK AT THE STUDIO.
>> LOOK AT THE STUDIO. I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD GET HIGH
I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD GET HIGH IN HERE.
IN HERE. THEY WEREN'T MESSING 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?
RIGHT? BUT THERE ARE SOME RISKS I..
BUT THERE ARE SOME RISKS I.. IT'S NOT REGULATED.
IT'S NOT REGULATED. >> IT DOESN'T HAVE THC.
>> IT DOESN'T HAVE THC. AND THE MAIN THING IS THAT
AND THE MAIN THING IS THAT UNREGULATED RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE
UNREGULATED RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE FDA DOESN'T LOOK AT IT
THE FDA DOESN'T LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT IS A SUPPLEMENT.
BECAUSE IT IS A SUPPLEMENT. SOME PEOPLE IN THE PAST HAVE
SOME PEOPLE IN THE PAST HAVE GOTTEN CBD WITH NOTHING IN IT.
GOTTEN CBD WITH NOTHING IN IT. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN PURE
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN PURE CBD.
CBD. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH
SAYS THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ASSOCIATED WITH IT, MEANING
RISK ASSOCIATED WITH IT, MEANING IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ADDICTIVE
IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ADDICTIVE POTENTIAL.
POTENTIAL. >> EVEN IN ITS PURE FORM?
>> EVEN IN ITS PURE FORM? >> EVEN IF IT'S PURE FORM.
>> EVEN IF IT'S PURE FORM. BUT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING.
BUT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING. THE OTHER THING IS IT CAN
THE OTHER THING IS IT CAN INTERFERE WITH YOUR MEDICINES,
INTERFERE WITH YOUR MEDICINES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TAKING A
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TAKING A BLOOD THINNING MEDICINE.
BLOOD THINNING MEDICINE. IT IS A SUPPLEMENT FDA DOES NOT
IT IS A SUPPLEMENT FDA DOES NOT REGULATE IT SO YOU MIGHT NOT
REGULATE 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 IDEA ABOUT DOSING OF CBD.
CBD. WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE TAKING
WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE TAKING IT FOR PAINS OR ANXIETY, IF YOU
IT FOR PAINS OR ANXIETY, IF YOU ARE TAKING THE RIGHT DOSE.
ARE TAKING THE RIGHT DOSE. >> IT'S BECOME PART OF THE
>> IT'S BECOME PART OF THE CONVERSATION THESE DAYS.
CONVERSATION THESE DAYS. ADVOCATES AND KONL SUMERS SWEAR
ADVOCATES AND KONL SUMERS SWEAR BY THIS.
BY THIS. BUT WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY?
BUT WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY? >> IF YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY
>> IF YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY WILL SAY IT TAKES CARE OF JUST
WILL SAY IT TAKES CARE OF JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
ABOUT ANYTHING. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW.
HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW. IT CAN TAKE CARE OF SOOEZ YOUREI
IT CAN TAKE CARE OF SOOEZ YOUREI IT CANNOT CURE CANCER.
IT CANNOT CURE CANCER. BUT THERE IS A HUGE AREA WE
BUT THERE IS A HUGE AREA WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
DON'T KNOW ABOUT. THAT'S THE ANXIETY, THE INSOMNIA
THAT'S THE ANXIETY, THE INSOMNIA AND CHRONIC PAIN.
AND CHRONIC PAIN. >> GIVEN THAT, SHOULD YOU BE IN
>> GIVEN THAT, SHOULD YOU BE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUR DOCTOR. >> TELL YOUR DOCTOR YOU ARE
>> TELL YOUR DOCTOR YOU ARE TAKING CBD BECAUSE IT CAN
TAKING CBD BECAUSE IT CAN INTERFERE WITH YOUR MEDICINES IN
INTERFERE WITH YOUR MEDICINES IN A DANGEROUS WAY.
A DANGEROUS WAY. MAKE SURE YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS YOU
MAKE SURE YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS YOU ARE TAKING IT.
ARE TAKING IT. >> WORTH A CONVERSATION.
>> WORTH A CONVERSATION. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING
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