Are side effects of cannabidiol (CBD) products caused by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contamination?

Dirk W. Lachenmeier; Stephanie Habel; Berit Fischer; Frauke Herbi; Yvonne Zerbe; Verena Bock; Tabata Rajcic de Rezende; Stephan G. Walch; Constanze Sproll

doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19931.3

doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19931.3

Are side effects of cannabidiol (CBD) products caused by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contamination?

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F1000Research

Volume: 8, Pages: 1394 - 1394

Published: Aug 19, 2020

Abstract

Cannabidiol (CBD)-containing products are widely marketed as over the counter products, mostly as food supplements, to avoid the strict rules of medicinal products. Side-effects reported in anecdotal consumer reports or during clinical studies were first assumed to be due to hydrolytic conversion of CBD to psychotropic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in the stomach after oral consumption. However,...