(CBD) Marijuana as treatment for Schizophrenia

Many of us can relate to Marijuana usage with memories of high school friends laughing for hours only to end up at 7-11 to appease the all powerful munchies. However, marijuana research has developed and pharmaceutical usage has branched out along with the growth. THC is known as psychoactive cannabinoid that is abundantly present in weed, which is also the culprit to increased mood but also negative effects like short term memory loss. CBD, however is not psychoactive and has actually presented useful in treating health problems.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29241357

This new study presents research performed on both animal and humans. A 6 week trial resulted in evidence explaining that a group of patients consuming CBD, along with usual medication, displayed greater improvements in cognitive performance compared to the group consuming only a placebo of the drug. Researchers conclude that CBD represents a new class of treatment for people with this disorder.
nti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, antiemetic, anxiolytic and antipsychotic agent, and is therefore a potential medicine for the treatment of neuroinflammation, epilepsy, oxidative injury, vomiting and nausea, anxiety and schizophrenia" (https://draxe.com/cbd-benefits/).
Other ways CBDs can treat health problems are as follows : "