CBD (Cannabidiol) is a CBD Supplements UK chemical found in the cannabis or hemp plant. CBD products can be used in a wide variety of ways to help with pain, stress, anxiety and other conditions. They can be taken as capsules, oils, tinctures, vape products or in beauty and other skincare products, as well as being added to food to create flavouring or used in a bath to add soothing properties. The products you see available today containing CBD are usually sourced from what the industry calls ‘industrial hemp’ or Cognitiva sativa L. It’s a plant that was previously grown for its fibres, but now is also grown to produce CBD products, and it’s thought to have more therapeutic benefits than the cannabis plant used for recreational use.

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CBD is legal to buy in the UK provided it meets certain rules. For example, the level of THC must be limited to no more than 1 mg per product. Also, CBD oil is classed as a food supplement and must comply with novel food regulation which is a complicated process that takes significant resources to bring to market.

NHS England has launched a patient registry to capture information on the use of medicinal cannabis-based products by patients in their care. This will allow clinicians to record the details of each prescription made for this unlicensed product and provide a summary report on its use across the region. The registry will be completed by clinicians working within NHS trusts, including those in non-NHS settings, and decisions to prescribe should be based on discussion with colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team.