{"id":779,"date":"2021-02-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMiiAFodHRwczovL3d3dy5qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIuY29tL2hhcmxhbl9sZXZ5X2NvbnN1bWVyX2RpYXJ5L2NoZWNrLW91dC1jYmQtaGVhbHRoLWNsYWltcy9hcnRpY2xlXzg4N2Y5MDAyLTY3MDctMTFlYi1hMjkzLTE3ZmY3ODliMjIzNS5odG1s0gEA"},"modified":"2021-02-04T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T08:00:00","slug":"check-out-cbd-health-claims-harlan-levy-consumer-diary-journalinquirer-com-journal-inquirer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=779","title":{"rendered":"Check out CBD health claims | Harlan Levy Consumer Diary | journalinquirer.com &#8211; Journal Inquirer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/journalinquirer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/a\/37\/a372924c-6707-11eb-8247-5b13c3a72e2f\/601c238b4daad.image.jpg?resize=1094%2C630\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Ever tried a CBD product \u2014 either an oil, tincture, gummies, lip balm, creams, patches, or sprays? If you\u2019re intrigued by CBD, be careful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-asset inline-audio subscriber-hide tnt-inline-asset tnt-inline-relcontent tnt-inline-audio tnt-inline-relation-child tnt-inline-presentation-player tnt-inline-alignment-default tnt-inline-width-default\"> <audio class=\"hidden-print\" controls preload=\"none\">  Your browser does not support the audio element. <\/audio> <\/p>\n<figure class=\" multimedia-inline-figcaption\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"> <span class=\"caption-text\"> Columnist Harlan Levy reads aloud his Feb. 4, 2021 column, regarding the advertised health benefits of CBD products and whether they should be trusted. <\/span> <span class=\"credit\"> <span id=\"author-c8b0255a-040c-11eb-b3fc-0bb99a1a7218-asset-8db6f466-67ca-11eb-a8fe-3fbdffa74371\" class=\"tnt-byline asset-byline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalinquirer.com\/users\/profile\/Harlan%20Levy%20JI\">By Harlan Levy for the Journal Inquirer<\/a><\/span> <\/span> <span class=\"clearfix\"><\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>For anyone who doesn\u2019t know, CBD (cannabidiol) and THC are main compounds found in the marijuana plant. THC gets you high. CBD doesn\u2019t but has some positive health benefits and is promoted as a panacea for all sorts of ailments in the raft of promotional emails I\u2019ve been getting lately. And you can find CBD products now on shelves in drug stores and other outlets across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-ads-fixed-big-ad-top-asset\" class=\"tncms-region-ads\">\n<div id=\"blox-ad-position-fixed-big-ad-top-asset1\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>The latest email I received \u2014 for \u201cMiracle Gummies\u201d \u2014 came from <a href=\"mailto:ckiaha7fni@aol.com\">ckiaha7fni@aol.com<\/a> and promised a discount for a product that offers \u201cadvanced natural pain relief,\u201d reduced pain and chronic aches, relief from anxiety and stress, mood enhancement, and better sleep (which I could use, having stopped taking over-the-counter sleeping pills a few months ago).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>But, readers, as stressful as these days are with the COVID-19 contagion, joblessness, an economy in shambles, and bitter political divisions, you should know the latest on what CBD can and cannot do so you don\u2019t get duped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>First, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved only one CBD product, a prescription drug that treats two rare, severe forms of epilepsy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>It\u2019s illegal to market CBD as a food additive or as a dietary supplement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>It\u2019s illegal to market CBD products with unproven medical claims. Indeed, the Federal Trade Commission has recently announced a settlement with five-figure fines to stop six CBD marketer\/producers from continuing to make unsupported and\/or deceptive claims that their oils, balms, gummies, coffee, and other products could treat cancer, heart disease, hypertension, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and other serious ailments. The products to avoid come from Bionatrol Health, also operating as Isle Revive; Epichouse, also operating as First Class Herbalist; CBD Meds, also operating as G2 Hemp; Hempme CBD; Reef Industries; and Steves Distributing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>For instance, without scientific evidence, Bionatrol claimed its CBD products including oils, a pain-relief cream, coffee, and gummies, treat pain better than prescription medications like OxyContin and prevent and treat age-related cognitive decline and chronic pain. Epichouse promoted its CBD oils, \u201cpain-relief\u201d cream, coffee, and gummies as able to prevent cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and age-related cognitive decline and improve chronic pain and hypertension. CBD Meds stated that its CBD products treat artery blockage, cancer, glaucoma, autism, and schizophrenia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-ads-fixed-big-ad-middle-asset\" class=\"tncms-region-ads\">\n<div id=\"blox-ad-position-fixed-big-ad-middle-asset1\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>In a warning issued this past spring the FDA said CBD:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u2022 Can cause liver injury and affect how other drugs work, with potentially serious side effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u2022 Can cause male reproductive toxicity or damage to male fertility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>\u2022 Can cause changes in alertness, gastrointestinal distress, and irritability and agitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Also, the agency said what\u2019s unknown is: the effect of taking CBD daily for sustained periods; the intake level that triggers the above risks; the different effects of oral consumption, smoking, or vaping CBD; and the effect on the developing brain and the developing fetus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<p>Now you know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-ads-fixed-big-ad-bottom-asset\" class=\"tncms-region-ads\">\n<div id=\"blox-ad-position-fixed-big-ad-bottom-asset1\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever tried a CBD product \u2014 either an oil, tincture, gummies, lip balm, creams, patches, or sprays? If you\u2019re intrigued by CBD, be careful. Your browser does not support the audio element. Columnist Harlan Levy reads aloud his Feb. 4, 2021 column, regarding the advertised health benefits of CBD products and whether they should be trusted. By Harlan Levy for the Journal Inquirer For anyone who doesn\u2019t know, CBD (cannabidiol) and THC are main compounds found in the marijuana plant. THC gets you high. 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