It’s time to get tough on the CBD craze

THANK goodness the Government is cracking down on oils and snacks containing cannabis, or ‘CBD’, and their unproven claims about benefits for everything from stress to the immune system. The Food Standards Agency says these pseudo-scientific products will be pulled from supermarket shelves by March 2021, unless they meet strict safety regulations. There are concerns from some experts that

CBD may interfere with other medications, with potentially harmful side effects, while some people are using it instead of traditional, evidence-based medical treatments for serious illnesses such as cancer. Stricter rules can’t come soon enough.