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Stressed Austin shoppers turn to CBD to treat coronavirus jitters. “They said they were looking for some relief,” said Hannah Wanegar, who was working that night at Greenbelt Botanicals.

The state ban on gatherings of more than 10 people has forced closures of gyms and bars, leaving some in Austin to turn to CBD, or cannabidiol, to manage heightened levels of stress. The number of shops that sell CBD has dramatically increased in Austin since last summer when Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill legalizing hemp and derivatives such as CBD with less than 0.3% of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol.

Although the federal government says it’s illegal to market CBD as a dietary supplement, store owners and some doctors swear by its benefits. They say it calms the central nervous system without the intoxicating effects of THC, the component that produces the high in marijuana — which remains illegal in Texas for recreational use.

Danielle Cearbaugh, owner of Joy Organics on the west end of downtown, said she sold CBD products this week to a man whose stocks took a nosedive and to a woman whose young children were home from school and getting under her skin.https://www.statesman.com/news/20200320/stressed-austin-shoppers-turn-to-cbd-to-treat-coronavirus-jitters