Is CBD Safe? The FDA Can't Say

Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 9 a.m.

Use of CBD \u2014 cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive component in cannabis \u2014 has exploded in the last few years. But while it's marketed as a solution for stress, anxiety, insomnia, and pain, the Food and Drug Administration can't say it's safe. NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey helps parse the science behind a new set of government warnings about CBD. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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