Originally Posted by
fallingstar
Well - the guinea pig here. I JUST tried it. Only in 5mg dosages 2 nights in a row - gummy form. Slower absorption than oil under the tongue or the spray under the tongue or the vaping of it.
I got it from a reputable health store 2 minutes from my office. CBD Plus Oil. Here in the US, nothing is federally legal but things are legal state to state. I live in a state where it is NOT legal to smoke actual marijuana but CBD is sold legally. There is medicinal marijuana in state however you really have to jump like hoops for it unlike California. I used to smoke when I was younger. That never bothered me much until a couple years after I had my first major panic attack. I found out why - THC. THC can trigger anxiety/make it worse while smoking. CBD evens it out and kind of counteracts the THC psychoactive effects. That's why you have different strains apparently - learned all this on the good old internet. CBD will not get you high and doesn't contain THC. But you have to research because a lot being sold are hemp only (no cbd oil and not the hemp extract which is what helps), not tested by a 3rd party lab or made with synthetics.
Dosage wise, while it's not FDA approved and regulated, dosages vary and potencies vary - so it's important to research. That being said, they say work your way up from small like 1mg (I started and still am at 5 to learn) and go up from there. Less is better and less is more they say. I will next go up to 10mg as I feel the 5mg just doesn't cut it. The first night I did notice a nice warming, calming effect go over me - very relaxed but not at all "stoned."
Hope this helps.