MANY USERS SAY IT WORKS WONDERS AND SOME DOCTORS REMAIN
WORKS WONDERS AND SOME DOCTORS REMAIN SKEPTICAL.
DOCTORS REMAIN SKEPTICAL. NBC’S DR. JOHN TORRES
SKEPTICAL. NBC’S DR. JOHN TORRES EXPLAINS WHAT WE KNOW
NBC’S DR. JOHN TORRES EXPLAINS WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON’T
EXPLAINS WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON’T KNOW.
AND WHAT WE DON’T KNOW. >> Reporter: IN A
KNOW. >> Reporter: IN A KENTUCKY COUNTRYSIDE
>> Reporter: IN A KENTUCKY COUNTRYSIDE HIDING BEHIND A CROP
KENTUCKY COUNTRYSIDE HIDING BEHIND A CROP OF CORN LIES A TIDY
HIDING BEHIND A CROP OF CORN LIES A TIDY ROW OF A MYSTERIOUS
OF CORN LIES A TIDY ROW OF A MYSTERIOUS PLANT THOUGHT TO HAVE
ROW OF A MYSTERIOUS PLANT THOUGHT TO HAVE MEDICINAL POWERS.
PLANT THOUGHT TO HAVE MEDICINAL POWERS. >> THIS IS HEMP.
MEDICINAL POWERS. >> THIS IS HEMP. >> Reporter: HEMP IS A
>> THIS IS HEMP. >> Reporter: HEMP IS A TYPE OF CANNABIS PLANT
>> Reporter: HEMP IS A TYPE OF CANNABIS PLANT THAT CONTAINED A
TYPE OF CANNABIS PLANT THAT CONTAINED A CHEMICAL CALLED CBD.
THAT CONTAINED A CHEMICAL CALLED CBD. IT DOESN’T MAKE YOU
CHEMICAL CALLED CBD. IT DOESN’T MAKE YOU HIGH LIKE MARIJUANA,
IT DOESN’T MAKE YOU HIGH LIKE MARIJUANA, BUT IT IS CREATING A
HIGH LIKE MARIJUANA, BUT IT IS CREATING A NATIONAL BUZZ.
BUT IT IS CREATING A NATIONAL BUZZ. >> CBD.
NATIONAL BUZZ. >> CBD. >> CBD.
>> CBD. >> CBD. >> CBD.
>> CBD. >> CBD. >> Reporter: SPROUTING
>> CBD. >> Reporter: SPROUTING UP EVERYWHERE AND IN
>> Reporter: SPROUTING UP EVERYWHERE AND IN EVERYTHING.
UP EVERYWHERE AND IN EVERYTHING. CBD-INFUSED LATTES,
EVERYTHING. CBD-INFUSED LATTES, BEAUTY PRODUCTS, BAKED
CBD-INFUSED LATTES, BEAUTY PRODUCTS, BAKED GODS AND EACH DOG
BEAUTY PRODUCTS, BAKED GODS AND EACH DOG TREATS, A AND THE CBD
GODS AND EACH DOG TREATS, A AND THE CBD FRENZY GROWS, SO DOES
TREATS, A AND THE CBD FRENZY GROWS, SO DOES THE CONFUSION.
FRENZY GROWS, SO DOES THE CONFUSION. DOES CBD WORK?
THE CONFUSION. DOES CBD WORK? >> YES.
DOES CBD WORK? >> YES. IT WORKS FOR ANXIETY.
>> YES. IT WORKS FOR ANXIETY. IT WORKS FOR PAIN.
IT WORKS FOR ANXIETY. IT WORKS FOR PAIN. IT WORKS FOR ANY
IT WORKS FOR PAIN. IT WORKS FOR ANY INFLAMMATORY
IT WORKS FOR ANY INFLAMMATORY CONDITION.
INFLAMMATORY CONDITION. >> NO.
CONDITION. >> NO. WE DON’T KNOW ANY OF
>> NO. WE DON’T KNOW ANY OF THAT.
WE DON’T KNOW ANY OF THAT. IF YOU GO IN WITH THIS
THAT. IF YOU GO IN WITH THIS EXPECTATION WITH ALL
IF YOU GO IN WITH THIS EXPECTATION WITH ALL OF SOCIETY SAYING THIS
EXPECTATION WITH ALL OF SOCIETY SAYING THIS IS GOING TO CURE YOU
OF SOCIETY SAYING THIS IS GOING TO CURE YOU OF WHATEVER AILS YOU,
IS GOING TO CURE YOU OF WHATEVER AILS YOU, IT OFTEN WILL.
OF WHATEVER AILS YOU, IT OFTEN WILL. >> Reporter: DON’T
IT OFTEN WILL. >> Reporter: DON’T TELL THAT TO LAURA
>> Reporter: DON’T TELL THAT TO LAURA FROMAN.
TELL THAT TO LAURA FROMAN. 12 YEARS AGO SHE WAS
FROMAN. 12 YEARS AGO SHE WAS THROWN OFF OF A HORSE
12 YEARS AGO SHE WAS THROWN OFF OF A HORSE AND SUFFERED
THROWN OFF OF A HORSE AND SUFFERED BONE-CRIPPLING PAIN
AND SUFFERED BONE-CRIPPLING PAIN UNTIL SHE TRIED A
BONE-CRIPPLING PAIN UNTIL SHE TRIED A SURPRISING TREATMENT.
UNTIL SHE TRIED A SURPRISING TREATMENT. >> THE CBD WORKED, AND
SURPRISING TREATMENT. >> THE CBD WORKED, AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY
>> THE CBD WORKED, AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY MIRACLE.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY MIRACLE. SERIOUSLY.
MIRACLE. SERIOUSLY. >> Reporter: NOW LAURA
SERIOUSLY. >> Reporter: NOW LAURA HAS TURNED HER FARM
>> Reporter: NOW LAURA HAS TURNED HER FARM INTO A HEMP EMPIRE,
HAS TURNED HER FARM INTO A HEMP EMPIRE, MAKING AND SELLING
INTO A HEMP EMPIRE, MAKING AND SELLING EVERYTHING FROM CBD
MAKING AND SELLING EVERYTHING FROM CBD LOTIONS TO CHOCOLATES.
EVERYTHING FROM CBD LOTIONS TO CHOCOLATES. IN COLORADO, DR. JOE
LOTIONS TO CHOCOLATES. IN COLORADO, DR. JOE COHEN HAS STOPPED
IN COLORADO, DR. JOE COHEN HAS STOPPED DELIVERING BABIES.
COHEN HAS STOPPED DELIVERING BABIES. INSTEAD PRESCRIBING
DELIVERING BABIES. INSTEAD PRESCRIBING CBD TO PATIENTS WITH
INSTEAD PRESCRIBING CBD TO PATIENTS WITH AN ARRAY OF ILLNESSES.
CBD TO PATIENTS WITH AN ARRAY OF ILLNESSES. >> YOU NEED TO TAKE
AN ARRAY OF ILLNESSES. >> YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS TWICE A DAY EVERY
>> YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS TWICE A DAY EVERY DAY.
THIS TWICE A DAY EVERY DAY. >> Reporter: EARLIER
DAY. >> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE FDA
>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE FDA APPROVE THE FIRST AND
THIS YEAR, THE FDA APPROVE THE FIRST AND ONLY CBD MEDICATION, A
APPROVE THE FIRST AND ONLY CBD MEDICATION, A TREATMENT FOR TWO RARE
ONLY CBD MEDICATION, A TREATMENT FOR TWO RARE FORMS OF EPILEPSY.
TREATMENT FOR TWO RARE FORMS OF EPILEPSY. THERE’S NO PROOF THAT
FORMS OF EPILEPSY. THERE’S NO PROOF THAT CBD WORKS FOR ANYTHING
THERE’S NO PROOF THAT CBD WORKS FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN SEIZURES,
CBD WORKS FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN SEIZURES, YET YOU’RE PRESCRIBING
OTHER THAN SEIZURES, YET YOU’RE PRESCRIBING ANYTHING FROM PAIN
YET YOU’RE PRESCRIBING ANYTHING FROM PAIN CONTROL ALZHEIMER’S.
ANYTHING FROM PAIN CONTROL ALZHEIMER’S. >> THERE IS NO PROOF
CONTROL ALZHEIMER’S. >> THERE IS NO PROOF FROM A TRADITIONAL
>> THERE IS NO PROOF FROM A TRADITIONAL MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE.
FROM A TRADITIONAL MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE. THERE’S PLENTY OF
MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE. THERE’S PLENTY OF PROOF FROM SEEING
THERE’S PLENTY OF PROOF FROM SEEING PATIENTS AND SEWING
PROOF FROM SEEING PATIENTS AND SEWING THEIR RESULTS.
PATIENTS AND SEWING THEIR RESULTS. >> Reporter: CBD
THEIR RESULTS. >> Reporter: CBD SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT
>> Reporter: CBD SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT TESTED, APPROVED OR
SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT TESTED, APPROVED OR REGULATED BY THE FDA,
TESTED, APPROVED OR REGULATED BY THE FDA, BUT CBD FANS ARE NOT
REGULATED BY THE FDA, BUT CBD FANS ARE NOT WAITING FOR PROOF.
BUT CBD FANS ARE NOT WAITING FOR PROOF. >> I COULDN’T BE DOING
WAITING FOR PROOF. >> I COULDN’T BE DOING WHAT I’M DOING TODAY
>> I COULDN’T BE DOING WHAT I’M DOING TODAY WITHOUT CBD.
WHAT I’M DOING TODAY WITHOUT CBD. IT’S CHANGED MY LIFE.
WITHOUT CBD. IT’S CHANGED MY LIFE. >> Reporter: A
IT’S CHANGED MY LIFE. >> Reporter: A PHENOMENON GROWING
>> Reporter: A PHENOMENON GROWING FAEFRLT THAN THE
PHENOMENON GROWING FAEFRLT THAN THE SCIENCE.
FAEFRLT THAN THE SCIENCE. >> DR. JOHN IS WITH
SCIENCE. >> DR. JOHN IS WITH US.
>> DR. JOHN IS WITH US. ARE THERE ANY DANGERS
US. ARE THERE ANY DANGERS IN TAKING THIS STUFF?
ARE THERE ANY DANGERS IN TAKING THIS STUFF? >> CBD CAN INTERFERE
IN TAKING THIS STUFF? >> CBD CAN INTERFERE WITH OTHER DRUGS
>> CBD CAN INTERFERE WITH OTHER DRUGS YOU’RE TAKING CAUSING
WITH OTHER DRUGS YOU’RE TAKING CAUSING POSSIBLE DANGEROUS
YOU’RE TAKING CAUSING POSSIBLE DANGEROUS INTERACTION WITH SOME
POSSIBLE DANGEROUS INTERACTION WITH SOME LIKE BLOOD THINNERS
INTERACTION WITH SOME LIKE BLOOD THINNERS HAND MAKING OTHER
LIKE BLOOD THINNERS HAND MAKING OTHER BLOOD THINKERS LESS
HAND MAKING OTHER BLOOD THINKERS LESS EFFECTIVE AND SOME
BLOOD THINKERS LESS EFFECTIVE AND SOME TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL
EFFECTIVE AND SOME TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL SO CHECK WITH YOUR
TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL SO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST
SO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST TO PREVENT THESE
DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST TO PREVENT THESE INTERACTIONS.
TO PREVENT THESE INTERACTIONS. VERY IMPORTANT.
INTERACTIONS. VERY IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: HOW DO
VERY IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’VE
>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAKING?
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAKING? >> YOU DON’T BECAUSE
BEEN TAKING? >> YOU DON’T BECAUSE THERE’S BEEN REPORTS
>> YOU DON’T BECAUSE THERE’S BEEN REPORTS OF FAKE CBD OIL BEING
