CBD has a long history as a treatment and remedy for those suffering from chronic pain. Beneficial for patients who cannot utilize traditional medications as a result of a compromised immune system.

Doctors have been prescribing CBD for patients with advanced cancer and AIDS for many years. CBD can also help greatly in reducing pain related to anti-cancer treatments such as chemotherapy. It may also temporarily improve or restore a patients’ appetite.

CBD-based treatments have been accepted as highly safe and effective for some younger patients whose epilepsy is resistant to treatment.

The positive effects of CBD on individuals with other conditions is also being studied.