CBD Industry Booms, but Experts Weigh in on Risks

3,444 views · Published 8 October 2018 · 3:21 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: NBC New York · 2018 · News & Politics

Watch on YouTube

Some are calling it a natural miracle drug for ailments ranging from joint pain to seizures and anxiety. Skeptics say it’s too early to “greenlight” CBD, known for its greenish hue. CBD is short for cannibidiol, one of the chemical compounds in the cannabis plant. Unlike THC, CBD does not produce a mind-altering high. Sarah Wallace reports.

Read more on NBC New York: http://4.nbcny.com/ffPwcVo

NBC 4 New York on Twitter: http://4.nbcny.com/kAuuwUN
NBC 4 New York on Facebook: http://4.nbcny.com/mbeh714
NBC 4 New York on Instagram: http://4.nbcny.com/g5YlkcI
NBC 4 New York on Youtube: http://4.nbcny.com/iTUpy5e

#CBD
#CBDOil

More from this channel

• 0:30 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 30 #3

  NBC New York

  566 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:31 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 30 #1

  NBC New York

  474 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:15 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 15 #3

  NBC New York

  274 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:15 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 15 #2

  NBC New York

  314 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:11 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 10 #5

  NBC New York

  435 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:11 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 10 #2

  NBC New York

  1,638 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:06 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 5 #3

  NBC New York

  268 views · 2 February 2012

• 0:06 NBC New York Celebrates Black History 5 #2

  NBC New York

  130 views · 2 February 2012