How does CBD work?Updated 9 months ago

CBD interacts with your body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS) which is responsible for regulating a wide variety of biological processes (sleep, appetite, immune function, pain response, and mood to name a few). Since the ECS controls so many different things in your body, manipulation of it can have profound effects. Most pharmaceuticals have one compound (i.e. drug) interact with one specific receptor which induces one specific effect. CBD and hemp extracts, in general, interact with numerous receptors in the ECS in a variety of ways making it difficult to attribute just one compound to one receptor and one effect. This is one of the major challenges in getting CBD products or any plant derivative through a clinical trial.