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IS CBD TOXIC? ASK THE “EXPERTS”

Is CBD Toxic? Ask the “Experts”
Who are the “experts” behind this latest review of CBD studies? How did they conclude that CBD might be a toxic hazard for the general population?

First up is Jeremy Gingrich. An FDA employee. Technically it’s Dr. Gingrich, but his doctorate is in philosophy. Not medicine.

Suppuration Choudhuri. Another FDA employee. An actual scientist, he wrote Bioinformatics for Beginners. He’s also published a paper suggesting CBD interferes with male sperm.

Patrick Cournoyer. Heads the FDA’s cannabis strategy.

Jason Downey. An FDA employee and a former employee of the military-industrial complex. He worked for Leidos as a biomedical scientist.

Kristi Muldoon Jacobs. FDA and former US Pharmacopeia.

Now, we’re not saying these people aren’t qualified. With some exceptions, most are actually experts in plant medicine.

But their neutrality is called into question as employees of the FDA. The more simple-minded may think “government regulators are honest and trustworthy.” And 80% of the time that may be true.

But there’s a revolving door of pharmaceutical executives and FDA bureaucrats. And when the FDA holds a monopoly on certifications of food and medicine safety and efficacy, then it’s reasonable to dispute every claim they make.

Suppose the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a review of renewable energies. Let’s say they found wind and solar to be inadequate, and thus oil and gas were the preferred means for America’s energy source.

Suppose someone investigated this study and suggested the EPA has a bias since their funding comes from oil and gas lobbyists.

Nearly half of the FDA’s funding ($2.7 billion annually) come from the companies they’re supposed to be regulating.

It is not unreasonable to question the motives and biases of the authors behind a study asking if CBD is toxic.

IS CBD TOXIC? WHAT THE STUDY SAYS

Is CBD Toxic? What The Study Says
Is CBD Toxic? Yes, according to this study. They even have a section entitled “Toxicological profile of CBD.”

Here, they reference a number of previous studies that tested CBD on primates (Rhesus monkeys), rodents, New Zealand white rabbits, sea urchins, zebrafish, and chickens (including chicken eggs).

They found that CBD is toxic to the liver and negatively affects male and female reproduction, increases embryo-fetal mortality, suppresses the immune system (by triggering oxidative stress) and aggravates cancer cells.

Concerning the liver, I’ll let the study off the hook. https://cannabislifenetwork.com/is-cbd-toxic/