And it changed my approach to stress management forever.
“It’s made from one of the main compounds in marijuana,” the barista explained as I was taking my first sip of a hot chocolate at The End, an eclectic Brooklyn cafe known for creating the. I froze. Panic washed over me. It was 2017 and the last time I'd consumed any type of marijuana—more than three years before—I'd experienced paranoia, heart palpitations, and I'd fainted. The barista assured me that I would not get high from the CBD in my drink, so I kept sipping.
As someone who’s long suffered from anxiety , I wasn’t about to let my experience with CBD begin and end with that latte. Over the years I’ve learned to master my anxiety...er, at least I’ve befriended it so we can co-exist. I’ve done this mainly by accepting that this is just the way my brain works sometimes and limiting my intake of caffeine, alcohol, and sugar, and exercising and meditating regularly . But despite all my progress, feeling anxious—even if it’s just occasionally—sucks.
As someone who’s been studying alternative medicine and herbs for years, I knew that cannabis was one of the most powerful plant medicines ever discovered. To be honest I’d always been bummed that seemingly something about my physiology meant I would never really understand its benefits. But here was a realization. I was hooked on the idea that I'd just been underestimating the complexity of the plant and that there was hope yet for cannabis and me.
I started experimenting with different doses and delivery methods, looking for the moment when I understood what all the fuss was about. I’d felt calm after that first latte, but one experience wasn’t enough to convince me it was anything more than a hope-filled placebo effect. I wanted to crack the code on CBD and figure out an exact equation, something like: I took X amount of CBD via Y delivery method and got Z effect.
My research took an important turn when I leaned that the best CBD products offer an “entourage effect:” when THC and other compounds in the cannabis plant help bolster CBD’s unique
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