Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle

The medical cannabis community has recently received some major support from well known doctors, Dr. Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. These doctors switching sides to promote cannabis as a medicine, rather than demonize it, is indicative of a broader shift in the medical profession. This trend of physicians supporting medical cannabis in droves has to do primarily with the spread of information about CBD rich cannabis and its numerous medicinal benefits.

Thanks to Dr. Gupta’s recent CNN special, Weed, much attention has been given to the strain Charlotte’s Web, named for the children’s book and Charlotte Figi. While Dr. Gupta’s support of medical cannabis is invaluable to the movement, his focus solely on Charlotte’s Web stopped short of providing all needed information. By only mentioning this one strain and not Harlequin, ACDC, Cannatonic, Sour Tsunami, Lemon Remedy, Swiss Gold, and numerous other CBD rich strains, he gave the false impression to…