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Periodic Graphics: Cannabidiol, medicine from hemp

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the CBD craze, how the compound works, and how it’s regulated.

by Andy Brunning
February 24, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 8

 

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To download a PDF of this article, visit: cenm.ag/cbdgraphic


Read more C&EN coverage of CBD and hemp

Erickson, Britt E. "Hemp Growing Pains." Chemical & Engineering News, Feb. 24, 2020.

References used to create this graphic:

Erickson, Britt E. "US Hemp Boom Creates Chaos." Chemical & Engineering News, May 31, 2019.

FDA. “Drug Trials Snapshots: Epidiolex.” Updated July 17, 2018.

FDA. "FDA Regulation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products, Including Cannabidiol (CBD)." Updated Feb. 13, 2020.

Halford, Bethany. "CBD: Medicine from Marijuana." Chemical & Engineering News, July 22, 2018.

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest

To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.

 

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