cannabidiol
noun
can·na·bi·di·ol ˌka-nə-bə-ˈdī-ˌȯl 
kə-ˈna-bə-,
-ˌōl
plural cannabidiols
: a crystalline, nonintoxicating cannabinoid C21H30O2 found in cannabis and hemp that is sometimes used medicinally
Note: After THC, cannabidiol is the second most prevalent cannabinoid in cannabis.
A 1986 study by Consroe and his colleagues … showed that cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana, calmed the abnormal movements of five people suffering from dystonia, a rare condition characterized by muscle spasms that contort the body.
Kathleen Fackelmann
Kathleen Fackelmanncalled also CBD
compare cannabinol
Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cannabidiol
noun
can·na·bi·di·ol ˌkan-ə-bə-ˈdī-ˌȯl kə-ˈnab-ə-
kə-ˈnab-ə- -ˌōl
: a crystalline, nonintoxicating cannabinoid C21H28(OH)2 found in cannabis and hemp that is sometimes used medicinally
Note: After THC, cannabidiol is the second most prevalent cannabinoid in cannabis.
A 1986 study by Consroe and his colleagues … showed that cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana, calmed the abnormal movements of five people suffering from dystonia, a rare condition characterized by muscle spasms that contort the body. Kathleen Fackelmann
Kathleen Fackelmanncalled also CBD
compare cannabinol- script lichen
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