Orlando Central - Issue #6 (August 2020)

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OFM_Dept_CBD_0820 - CENTRA - FINAL_DEPT 7 / 28 / 20 4 : 20 PM Page 2 works by attaching to cannabinoid receptors that already exist in the body , helping to mod - ulate and influence things such as mood , sleep and inflammation . A licensed physical therapist , Latham says she was blown away when she first took a class about cannabis . “ From an anti - inflammatory and anti - anxiety standpoint , I was amazed at how many potential properties it had as a pain management tool , and people I knew were using it and I kept seeing how much it was helping , ” she says . That led to expanding their business model to include a range of aromatherapy and essential oils , with CBD - infused products . “ We have clients who come to us looking for something before being prescribed an opioid or synthetic “ I don’t even take ibuprofen anymore . I take the CBD oil at night and it also seems to help me sleep better as well . ” — CHUCK MUIR , BLUE LOTUS CLIENT medication with side effects , many of which can be severe — even Tylenol can cause liver damage if you take too much . People want something more natural . ” Chuck Muir , a client of Blue Lotus and Orlando resident , says he has been plagued by injuries during his life . At age 47 , he’s dislocated his shoulder nine times , and undergone shoulder and ankle surgery . “ I’ve been on 800 mg of ibuprofen three times a day for years . I thought about CBD and gave it a try . At first I wasn’t sure if it was working , but as soon as I stopped taking it , my hands and ankles would ache , ” Muir says . “ I don’t even take ibuprofen anymore . I take the CBD oil at night and it also seems to help me sleep better as well . ” After completing chemotherapy in 2017 , Jacqueline Wickiser has experienced chronic joint and bone pain as a side effect of medica - tion . “ The pain is particularly bad in my legs . I have tried over the counter medications , body soaks , various vitamins to no avail , ” she says . “ I don’t like to take any stronger pain medications and I am really not a fan of taking any more medicine than I need to . ” She decided to try CBD , beginning with a topical salve for the muscle aches , but at night she couldn’t get comfortable so she tried CBD oil . “ After three days I felt much better . I was able to sleep more comfortably , with much less pain and in a much better frame of mind . Even my family said that I seem so much more calm ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM august 2020 ORLANDO FAMILY 19

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OFM_Dept_CBD_0820 - CENTRA - FINAL_DEPT 7 / 28 / 20 4 : 20 PM Page 3 trolled dangerous substance , the CBD market and happy . I really wasn’t trying to accomplish cracked wide open and Florida wants to be at the that but what a great side effect . Since it’s natural C O M M U N I T Y forefront . I feel good about it , ” Wickiser says . In 2019 , the legislature approved a bill to There is also a sense of growing acceptance allow the Department of Agriculture and Con - of CBD among the medical community . Dr . sumer Services to formulate its own hemp pro - Varesh Patel , a family practitioner , launched gram , one of the first states to do so . Commis - Medical Cannabis Physicians , focused on pre - sioner Nikki Fried appointed Holly Bell as the scribing medical marijuana and CBD . “ The first director types of conditions where CBD could be used of cannabis . vary , and that’s the beautiful thing about it , ” he “ Our commissioner had a vision of bringing says . “ It depends on the med - the program here and getting the program Left : ical conditions , but it can be started in 2019 … and we took a different Treadwell used for generalized anxiety , approach than other states , maybe a bit back - Farms CBD insomnia , chronic inflamma - ward because we permitted and allowed the pro - Products tion and to improve focus . I cessing or extracting , wholesaling and retail dis - actually take it myself daily for tribution first , ” Bell says . “ We worked through mental clarity . ” our food safety group to address numerous prod - There are also continuing studies on CBD’s ucts out there , testing them for contaminants impact on those with autism . “ I have two patients and to make sure they have what they say on the who are severely autistic and they’ve started using label for consumer protection . … When we go high - dose out and pull random samples for safety testing , CBD . It’s not a cure but it is changing we’ve received some alarming results , including their behavior patterns , helping them be more high levels of lead . ” functionable in society , ” Patel says . In Latham’s experience , she’s heard from many people who claim CBD didn’t work for Florida’s role in the CBD economy them , but it was because they didn’t try the CBD’s prevalence lately is due in large part to the appropriate product . “ Technically , Amazon Farm Bill . Hemp was illegal to grow or sell in the is U.S . until the Farm Bill was signed into law in not permitted to sell CBD , and unfortunately 2018 . Once it was made clear that the federal people are being tricked into buying something government would not consider hemp a con - that says it’s hemp , but you don’t know what’s 20 ORLANDO FAMILY august 2020 ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM

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